Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Indonesia's automotive industry is showing signs of recovery.

Vinnilya, Jakarta – The S&P Global Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for manufacturing in Indonesia dropped to 48.9 in August 2024, down from 49.3 in July, indicating the second cons

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), Suharso Monoarfa, said on Tuesday that the Indonesian government is prioritizing industri

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia losing its 34-month streak of an expanding manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) has worried President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has extended safeguard tariffs on imports of textiles, carpets, and other fabric coverings for another three years in a bid to p

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Indonesian manufacturers have turned pessimistic about growth prospects on the back of weakening demand, supply chain snarls and rising costs, prompting finge

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir has tapped Democratic Party politician Andi Arief, a close aide of former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono,

Jakarta – The collapse in the domestic textile industry resulting in a wave of layoffs is the result of disarray in government regulations.

Wahyu Sahala Tua, Subang – Vietnamese automaker VinFast has officially commenced construction of its first factory in Indonesia, located in Subang, West Java.

Bella Evanglista, Jakarta – Redma Gita Wirawasta, Chairman of the Indonesian Filament Yarn and Fiber Producers Association (Apsyfi), said that despite strong consumer demand for textile

Jakarta – The national petrochemical industry is also in need of protection from the rush of imported plastic raw materials just like the textile industry after the 2024 Trade Ministry

Jakarta – Chemical engineering expert Panut Mulyono is calling for some government measures that can protect the Indonesian petrochemical industry from an influx of imported goods.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A giant glass factory run by South Korea's KCC Glass is set to begin production in the Central Java town of Batang in August, according to Investment Minis

Jakarta – Indonesia launched its first electric vehicle battery plant on Wednesday, President Joko Widodo said, as Southeast Asian countries move to gain a foothold in the emerging indu

Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – Indonesia's textile industry is struggling, according to the chairman of the Indonesian Fiber and Filament Yarn Producers Association (APsyFI), Redma Gita Wir

Ghoida Rahmah, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises has decided to reform the board structure of state-owned pharmaceutical company PT Kimia Farma (Persero) Tbk (ID

Laila Afifa, Jakarta – A number of Prabowo Subianto supporters have been appointed as SOE commissioners. This risks compromising their oversight function.

Leonard AL Cahyoputra, Jakarta – Since the start of 2024, around 13,800 workers in the textile industry have been laid off.

Bagus Pribadi, Jakarta – Member of Commission VI of the House of Representatives or DPR Khilmi criticized Pertamina regarding the number of its subholdings.

Leonard AL Cahyoputra, Jakarta – The relaxation of import regulations has led to the closure of several textile companies and significant layoffs in Indonesia.

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – The Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) has initiated a trial of a 4-day work per week system.

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – Renowned politician Grace Natalie was appointed as the new commissioner of MIND ID, a consortium of state-run mining companies, during the annual shareholder

Jakarta – Like a rat dying in a rice barn. This saying is a very good illustration of the condition of Indofarma these days.

Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi's nephew, Bagaskara Ikhlasulla Arif, was appointed as Manager of Non-Government Relations at state-owned oil and ga

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – Chief Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto denied Thursday that Indonesia would completely remove its local content rule in manufacturing, sayin

Martha Warta Silaban, Jakarta – Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) Doni P.

Muawwan Daelami, Jakarta – SEG Solar, a photovoltaic (PV) panel component manufacturer from the United States, is investing over US$500 million (Rp 8 trillion) to build a factory in Bat

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Delta Djakarta (DLTA), the producer of Anker beer, has seen a decline in performance throughout 2023.

Anisa Fauziah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's call to reduce imports in government procurement has effectively increased the use of domestic products.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – While deindustrialization in Indonesia remains a matter of debate, the recent closure of shoe manufacturer PT Sepatu Bata's only factory in the country ha

Antara, Karawang – Chinese electric two-wheeler manufacturer Yadea on Monday has officially started constructing its electric motorcycle factory in the Suryacipta Industrial Area, Karaw

Wahyu Sahala Tua, Jakarta – French carmaker Citroen has been granted a zero percent tariff for its electric vehicle model, the E-C3, to be shipped and sold in Indonesia until its local

Tempo.Co, Jakarta – Shinta Kamdani, chair of the Indonesian Employers Association or Apindo, said the closure of footwear manufacturer PT Sepatu Bata Tbk (BATA) was due to declining dem

Elan Suherlan, Alfi Dinilhaq, Antara, Jakarta – Footwear company Sepatu Bata announced last week the closure of its factory in Purwakarta after 30 years of operation due to decli

Antara, Jakarta – Astra International, the authorized distributor of Peugeot vehicles in Indonesia, has announced the discontinuation of Peugeot vehicle sales in the country after 52 ye

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has greenlit a fresh capital injection of Rp 18.6 trillion ($1.1 billion) for state-owned construction company Hutama Karya to speed

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Indonesian manufacturers are feeling the pinch, as a weakening rupiah exchange rate against the United States dollar and a surge in oil prices lead to higher

Jakarta – The government plans to accelerate the privatization of state-owned enterprises. Stop paying out budget funds for state companies.

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprise Minister Erick Thohir said Tuesday his office is in the process of merging seven state-run infrastructure companies into three enterpr

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has revealed that certain countries are making attempts to thwart Indonesia's industrialization efforts.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The electric vehicle (EV) battery plant, which lies in the West Javan regency of Karawang, will begin commercial production this April, according to Invest

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated a pilot plant for red cooking oil in Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra, on Thursday, as part of his efforts to promote

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The longstanding trend of granting key roles in state corporations to supporters of presidential and vice-presidential hopefuls has resurfaced.

Amelia Rahima Sari, Antara, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi inaugurated the PT Kaltim Ammonium Nitrat (KAN) factory in Bontang City, East Kalimantan today, February 29.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia needs to introduce incentives to the recycling industry of electric vehicle (EV) batteries, according to an expert.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – South Korean carmaker Hyundai is planning to launch a brand new electric vehicle (EV) model equipped with batteries produced in Indonesia this year.

Leonard AL Cahyoputra, Karawang – Despite an increase in the number of producers and production capacity, Indonesia's annual auto sales have remained stagnant at around 1 million over t

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A report shows that about 14 percent of the Indonesian listed companies that it had sampled are in distress, with the metal and mining sector struggling th

New vehicle sales in Indonesia declined by 19% to 85,284 units in December 2023 from 105,354 units a year earlier, according to member wholesale data compiled by local automotive indust

Herman, Jakarta – The Indonesian automotive industry recorded just above 1 million sales throughout last year, with brands under Astra International controlling 56 percent of the market