Chinese and Korean Companies Jointly Build Battery Recycling System in Indonesia
Hyundai Motor Group and Zhejiang Huayou Recycling Technology Co., Ltd. have officially signed a cooperation agreement to jointly build a complete electric vehicle power battery recycling system in Indonesia. The scope of cooperation covers the recycling, processing, and reuse of battery production waste and retired power batteries, aiming to achieve a full lifecycle resource loop for power batteries from production, use to recycling and regeneration. According to the cooperation agreement, HLI Green Power, a battery company jointly established by Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution in Indonesia, will stably supply battery waste generated during its production process to Huayou Recycling's local recycling facility
GEM's Indonesia Nickel-Cobalt Project Rectification Completed, Expected to Resume Full Production
Indonesian Solar Power Plants to Replace Diesel Power Plants
China-Indonesia bilateral cooperation in fisheries sector strengthened
Multiple countries plan to replace oil and gas with coal
Indonesia's Industrial Certification Time Shortened to 28 Working Days
The Indonesian Ministry of Industry announced it will accelerate industrial certification services to enhance domestic industrial competitiveness while protecting the domestic market from low-quality imported products. The Minister of Industry stated that 2026 is a critical year for the government to address various challenges in the industrial sector and consolidate manufacturing as a key driver of national economic growth. To this end, the ministry will adopt multiple strategic measures, including strengthening the implementation of mandatory standards and simplifying industrial certification processes, ensuring that products circulated in the domestic market meet government-mandated quality, safety, and specification requirements. The minister stated that through a faster and more efficient service system, domestic industry competitiveness is expected to significantly
New Opportunities in Indonesia! Changsha Forum Reaches 4 Major Cooperation Agreements
The Indonesian Embassy in China, in collaboration with the Hunan Provincial People's Government and the Hunan Sub-Council of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, recently held the Indonesia-China (Changsha) Business Forum in Changsha. With the theme "Shared Resilience, Shared Future – Investing for Sustainable Partnership," the forum attracted approximately 200 Chinese and Indonesian companies. Indonesian Ambassador to China Djauhari Oratmangun pointed out in his opening remarks that confidence among China's business community in Indonesia's economic development prospects continues to rise. In recent years, many Hunan enterprises have invested and succeeded in Indonesia, setting a positive example and encouraging more Chinese companies to expand into Indonesia, with growing
Indonesia Deepens Wood Downstream Processing to Become Global Furniture Manufacturing Hub
The Ministry of Industry aims to position Indonesia as a global furniture manufacturing hub by strengthening the sustainable wood downstream industry and enhancing national industrial competitiveness. The Minister of Industry stated that the furniture industry is a key model for wood downstreaming, being a labor-intensive sector that creates high added value and drives economic growth. The global furniture market exceeds USD 736.21 billion, and Indonesia plans to not only increase production capacity but also take a leading position in design and sustainability over the next five years. In 2025, Indonesia's processing and manufacturing industry grew by 5.30%, higher than the national economic growth rate of 5.11%, marking the first time it has surpassed this figure in 14 years. The manufacturing sector contributed 19.07% to GDP, with manufacturing value added (MVA) reaching USD 265.07 billion, ranking 13th globally and 1st in ASEAN. However, Indonesia's furniture industry still faces challenges: exports fell by 3% to USD 1.85 billion in 2025, while imports rose by 6% to USD 820 million.
Nickel Industry Transformation and Downstream Development Benefit Indonesia's Sustainable Development
At the "Indonesia Mining Outlook 2026" stakeholder iftar gathering held in Jakarta, the Director of External Relations of Indonesia's CNGR emphasized that regulatory transformation and strengthening of nickel downstream processing are crucial for maintaining the sustainability of Indonesia's nickel industry in the global market. She pointed out that CNGR's nickel products are not only for the electric vehicle (EV) industry but have a wider range of applications and have long been an important resource for the development of human civilization. People often think nickel is only related to EVs, but in reality, the nickel supplied by Indonesia serves broader global demand, including stainless steel and
Chinese Energy Enterprises Accelerate Indonesia Solar PV Projects
GCL Energy Technology Co., Ltd. recently announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Usual Win Limited, plans to provide subordinated loans totaling no more than USD 36 million to two indirectly held Indonesian companies—PT Hijaunesia GCL Banyuwangi and PT Hijaunesia GCL Gajah Mungkur—specifically to support the construction and operation of two major solar PV projects. It is reported that earlier, GCL Intelligent Energy (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of GCL Energy Technology, had officially signed Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with Indonesia's state electricity company, PLN, for the above two solar PV projects. These two projects are the Banyuwangi 100MW Ground-Mounted Solar PV Project and the Gajah Mungkur 100MW Floating Solar PV Project. The signing of the PPA agreements has locked in long-term returns for the projects in advance, building a win-win bridge for cooperation between the two parties and laying a foundation for project advancement. As Indonesia's sole national-level power enterprise, PLN is responsible for the core functions of nationwide power procurement, supply, and dispatch. Its indirectly held subsidiary, PT PLN Indonesia Power Renewables (holding 51% shares), is the core shareholder of these two solar PV projects. The deep cooperation between the two parties ensures the compliance and stability of the projects. A representative of GCL Energy Technology stated that the company will fully leverage Indonesia's abundant new energy resources and vast electricity market advantages, combined with its extensive experience in integrated energy services and industrial investment, to further deepen cooperation with PLN. In the future, the two parties will explore multiple cooperation directions, including green power direct supply to data centers, integrated configuration of source-grid-load-storage, and low-carbon computing infrastructure construction, creating a new collaborative development model of "clean energy + digital infrastructure" to help Indonesia achieve the dual empowerment of energy transition and digital economy upgrade, promoting win-win development for both parties. The provision of this subordinated loan is an important measure for GCL Energy Technology to expand into Indonesia's new energy market and advance project implementation, also marking a key step in its layout in Southeast Asia's core electricity market.
China-Indonesia Cooperation Promotes Medicinal Plant Industry Development
To continue implementing the "Memorandum of Understanding on Jointly Building a China-Indonesia Medicinal Plant Protection, Research and Innovation Base" witnessed by the heads of state of China and Indonesia, and to promote scientific research, standards, and industrial cooperation with Indonesia in the fields of medicinal plants and traditional medicine, a seminar on strengthening practical cooperation between China and Indonesia in medicinal plants and traditional medicine was recently held in Haikou. The Vice Chairman of the China Committee of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, President of PT Etana Biopharmaceuticals (ETANA) Indonesia, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Center of the National Development and Reform Commission, Deputy Director of Haikou National High-tech Zone, Director of the Hainan Branch of the Institute of Medicinal Plant Development of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and relevant units from China and Indonesia
Nickel Ore Production Cut in Indonesia Affects Smelter Raw Material Supply
The Indonesian Nickel Miners Association (APNI) warns that with the reduction of nickel ore production quotas in 2026, domestic smelters will face a severe supply crisis of nickel ore. In its 2026 Work Plan and Budget (RKAB), the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) set the nickel ore production quota at 260 to 270 million tons, a sharp decrease from 379 million tons in 2025. The Secretary General of APNI stated that the actual demand for nickel ore from domestic smelters in 2026 is 380 to 400 million tons, creating a gap of approximately 130 million tons between quota and demand. To fill the gap