Dubai Company Builds Data Center in West Java
Dubai-based Edgnex plans to invest $2.3 billion (approximately IDR 37 trillion) to build a large-scale data center on 12 hectares of land in the Cikarang Industrial Estate, West Java. Phase one is expected to be completed in 2026, with full development continuing until 2028. The Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs stated that this investment is a positive signal of growing global investor confidence in Indonesia's digital ecosystem, noting that data centers are core infrastructure for Indonesia's digital transformation. Expectations are that the investment will not only bring scale but also added value to society, including supporting SME digitalization and the application of artificial intelligence in agriculture, fisheries, and healthcare. The government
Indonesia's Largest Solar Panel Factory Officially Commences Production
20 Indonesian Companies Selected in Southeast Asia Top 500
Chinese Enterprises Participate in Landfill Gas Development Project in Riau Province, Indonesia
China Supplies Coking Coal to Indonesia, Breaking Old Market Pattern
Chinese Companies Launch Indonesia's First Soda Ash Project in East Kalimantan
The 300,000-ton/year soda ash project of PT Pupuk Kaltim (PKT) in Indonesia, contracted by China Chemical Tianchen Company, has officially commenced. This is Indonesia's first soda ash project and a national key project, also marking the first application of China's Hou's soda ash process (combined alkali method) in Indonesia. The project is located in Bontang, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, with a capacity of 300,000 tons/year. In response to multiple strategic plans of the Indonesian government, the project adopts an internationally advanced combined alkali process, which not only increases compound fertilizer production through the by-product ammonium chloride to promote food self-sufficiency, but also uses carbon dioxide as a raw material to
12 Indonesian Companies Listed in Global 2000
Forbes magazine released its 23rd annual Global 2000 list, ranking the world's largest public companies by sales, profits, assets, and market value. A total of 12 Indonesian companies made the list, including 5 from the banking sector. BRI is the highest-ranked Indonesian company, a state-owned bank primarily focusing on loans to micro, small, and medium enterprises, leveraging its extensive network and large national scale to sustain growth and profit stability. Mandiri, as a flagship state-owned bank, has advantages in corporate and consumer banking, and its expansion into digital services and green finance has enhanced
Indonesia Offers 24 Housing Projects to Investors
The Ministry of Public Works and Housing offered 24 housing projects to investors at the 2025 International Infrastructure Conference, including standard residential and vertical housing projects located across multiple regions in Indonesia, with a total investment requirement of approximately 55.17 trillion rupiah. The projects adopt different models such as public-private partnerships and joint ventures. Key projects include Karawaci City in Tangerang, a vertical housing project comprising 14 towers with 3,136 housing units, 50% allocated for low-income communities (MBR) and the rest for non-MBR. The project occupies 37,779 square meters, with assets under the State Asset Management Agency, currently undergoing the process of transferring land assets to the National Land Agency, with an investment value of USD 78,761,642 (approximately 1.33 trillion rupiah).
Indonesia Offers 46 Trillion-Rupiah Projects to Foreign Investors
Indonesia plans to offer 46 trillion-rupiah projects to foreign investors, covering areas from Blok M to Karawang. The Coordinating Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Development recently held an International Infrastructure Conference in Jakarta, aiming to establish an international infrastructure investment forum to facilitate business networking and cooperation discussions between domestic and foreign stakeholders (including investors from Europe and Asia). The 46 key projects span sectors such as highways, railways, airports, housing, and water resources, including the Gilimanuk-Mengwi Highway Project valued at 25.4 trillion rupiah;
Sino-Indonesian Cooperation to Build New Steel Plant with Annual Capacity of 3 Million Tons
PT Krakatau Steel and its group, together with PT Dexin Steel Indonesia (a subsidiary of China's Delong Steel Group, the world's 11th and China's 7th largest steel producer), are cooperating to build a new steel plant in the Krakatau Industrial Area in Cilegon, Banten Province, covering an area of over 500 hectares. The goal is to build an integrated steel plant with an annual capacity of 3 million tons, producing high-quality steel and exploring green steel development. In May 2025, a Krakatau Steel delegation visited China and signed a raw material procurement memorandum of understanding with Delong Steel, witnessed by the Chairman of the Delong Group. On June 3, a delegation from Delong and Dexin visited the Cilegon plant site to conduct an on-site assessment of the proposed plant location and existing supporting facilities (such as ports and steel plants). On June 5, the two sides held further discussions in Jakarta, clarifying that the focus of cooperation is on steel plant construction. This cooperation will help Krakatau Steel advance its vision of turning Cilegon into a green steel hub in Southeast Asia, by providing land through PT Krakatau Sarana Infrastruktur, promoting technology transfer and eco-friendly steel R&D. It is also expected to create thousands of local jobs, strengthen the industrial supply chain, support national strategic projects, generate economic multiplier effects, and drive regional economic development. Delong recognizes Cilegon's strategic position as an industrial base with mature infrastructure and is conducting a comprehensive assessment of investment feasibility.
Indonesian Industry Calls for Anti-Dumping Tariffs on Chinese Textiles
The Indonesian Fiber and Filament Producers Association has proposed imposing an anti-dumping import duty of at least 20% on imported filament products (mainly from China) to enhance the competitiveness of the domestic textile industry. The tariff is intended to counteract the "dumping" practices of foreign producers, which have severely weakened the production capacity and competitiveness of Indonesia's textile industry from upstream to downstream. Dumping has led to domestic price distortions, and the 20% tariff is considered an "ideal point" to balance the upstream and downstream industries, helping the upstream sector recover while avoiding excessive burden on the downstream. The association chairman stated that the Indonesian Anti-Dumping Committee's preliminary recommendations had a wide range of tariffs
BAIC Officially Begins Local Vehicle Assembly in Indonesia
Beijing Automotive BAIC Indonesia, through HIM's factory in Purwakarta, West Java, launched the locally assembled BJ40 Plus model, which was previously imported fully from China. The launch was led by PT JIO, marking the official start of the brand's local assembly operations. To ensure assembly processes meet standards, the brand sent 7 technicians from PT JDI and PT HIM to BAIC's off-road dedicated factory in Beijing, China for two weeks of study and process analysis. Meanwhile, BAIC International dispatched 6 technical experts (including 2 quality control experts) to the Indonesian factory