Industry Newsletters

Indonesia is entering a critical phase of the country's energy transition, and is expected to address the issues of LPG import dependency and increasing municipal waste through an innovative model that combines waste to steam (WTS) and coal to dimethyl ether (DME)...

Indonesia's importation of Chinese trucks has sparked concern among local car companies, which have already been affected. Automotive analysts pointed out that the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Industry for mining and other off-highway commercial vehicles policy regulations lack of synergy. Japanese car companies due to policy...

The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects global coal demand to peak in 2030, with future market dynamics to be determined by China, India, Indonesia and some Southeast Asian countries, where about half of coal demand is for power generation. IEA...

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) is accelerating its energy downstreaming project, focusing on the development of coal-based dimethyl ether (DME) as an alternative to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Currently, Indonesia's LPG demand is still highly dependent on imports, with an annual increase of about 1.2 million tons...

BPI Danantara, the chief executive of the country's sovereign wealth fund, has said the agency may directly invest in coal-to-dimethyl ether (DME) projects to replace liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports. It is currently evaluating potential technology partners and investing...

Indonesia plans to launch 18 downstream chemical industry projects in 2026 with a total investment of more than 600 trillion rupiah, which is expected to create 270,000 jobs. The Energy and Mineral Resources Minister said the project is in line with President Prabowo's directive to add...

The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources has announced that the government is developing a roadmap for the construction of large-scale village photovoltaic power plants (PLTS), with a target of installing 1.5 megawatts (MW) capacity of solar power generation facilities in each village or community. The program is designed to promote clear...

The Indonesian Mining Association (IMA) has warned that a surge in copper demand, driven by the global energy transition, could lead to a global copper supply shortage in 2028. The association's chairman noted that Indonesia's current copper production accounts for 3%-5% globally and is expected to increase in 2032-20...

Indonesia's trade surplus reached US$4.34 billion in September 2025, realizing a record 65 consecutive months of surplus since May 2020, according to a report by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). This result was mainly due to strong non-oil and gas commodities...

The domestic refractory industry will be a catalyst for the country's industrial growth, supporting President Prabowo's goal of 8% economic growth by 2029, the chairman of the Association of Indonesian Refractory and Insulation Materials (ASRINDO) said recently. The industry, through...