Jakarta – Indonesia's key manufacturing sector indicator has climbed to a decade high last month as producers ramp up outputs following a rise in new orders while pausing downsizing the
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April 1, 2021
March 27, 2021
Jakarta – The Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises has inaugurated Indonesia Battery Corporation or IBC, an electric battery holding company, paving the way for up to $22 billion partner
March 20, 2021
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor Company could produce up to 150,000 cars a year in Indonesia when its new factory operates at full capacity, an executive
March 16, 2021
Jakarta – Astra International, Indonesia's largest car distributor, has seen its car production picks up pace this year in line with rising demand, giving the company hope for a recover
March 9, 2021
Muawwan Daelami, Jakarta – Waskita Toll Road, or WTR, a subsidiary of state-controlled construction company Waskita Karya, has announced a plan to divest all of its 30 percent interest
November 27, 2020
Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government needs to ramp up research and development (R&D) and develop human resources in the manufacturing industry, the business sector contribut
November 17, 2020
Arya Dipa, Bandung – Carmaker Hyundai Motor Asia-Pacific is planning to start manufacturing electric cars in West Java by 2022, as Indonesia plans to produce batteries for electric vehi
Triyan Pangastuti, Jakarta – Contemporary Amperex Technology, or CATL, a battery manufacturer from China, has decided to invest $5.1 billion to build a manufacturing plant for electric
November 5, 2020
Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita has urged manufacturers that have obtained operational and mobility permits (IOMKI) to consistently provide the go
November 4, 2020
Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Manufacturing activity declined further in October as manufacturers cut back on production and reduced workforce amid weak demand, showing further signs of
November 3, 2020
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October 23, 2020
Antara, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi asked his cabinet ministers to accelerate the development of the coal derivative industry in order to increase the added value of coal
October 15, 2020
Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Factory activity in Indonesia showed signs of improvement in the third quarter after recording the deepest slump ever in the previous quarter, as the reope
October 14, 2020
Rangga Prakoso, Jakarta – Indonesia Asahan Aluminium, the state-owned mining holding company, has unveiled a $12 billion plan to create an integrated electric vehicle battery industry c
October 8, 2020
Jakarta – The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the Indonesian economy.
September 26, 2020
Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Garment company PT Sejin Fashion Indonesia, a subsidiary of South Korean footwear manufacturer Parkland Co., Ltd., has made the decision to relocate its product
September 25, 2020
Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Indonesian carmakers are looking at the export market to boost sales and increase factory utilization rates as the COVID-19 pandemic is projected to continue w
September 23, 2020
Jakarta – The Bekasi COVID-19 task force has reported that 869 factory workers have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the outbreak.
September 21, 2020
Adi Warsono (Contributor), Bekasi – As many as 369 employees of the Epson factory in the Ejib industrial area, South Cikarang, Bekasi Regency were confirmed positive for the coronavirus
September 19, 2020
Mardika Parama, Jakarta – The Association of Indonesian Automotive Manufacturers (Gaikindo), which previously slashed its domestic car sales target by 40 percent to just 600,000 units t
September 17, 2020
Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Around 50 percent of the country's construction companies have permanently shut down their businesses as of July, with small firms taking the biggest hit, amid
September 12, 2020
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Japanese automaker Daihatsu described in a simple chart how the two-month social restrictions in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak have sent national car s
September 11, 2020
Jakarta – The Jakarta Administration has decided to impose a full-scale PSBB social restrictions starting on Monday, September 14, in a bid to flatten the rising COVID-19 infection case
September 9, 2020
Jakarta – Industrial COVID-19 clusters discovered in the Bekasi and Karawang regencies of West Java reached 500 cases on Tuesday, prompting demands for increased testing and tracing.
September 8, 2020
Jakarta – The State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Ministry is limiting the number of expert staff members allowed on each SOEs' board of directors after finding that some staffers were paid h