#Manufacturing
Paragon focuses on innovation and CSR for Ramadan 2025, no immediate IPO plans
Salman Subakat, Co-Founder and CEO of PT Paragon Technology and Innovation, has outlined a number of short-term and long-term company strategies, currently preparing to welcome Ramadan and the Idul Fitri 2025/1446 H.
IBC to build EV battery recycling plant by 2031, supporting nickel sustainability
Indonesia Battery Corporation (IBC) is targeting to establish an electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling plant by 2031 in support of nickel sustainability and green energy campaigns.
SGAR project boosts growth, creates jobs, expands alumina production
The Smelter Grade Alumina Refinery (SGAR) project, operated by PT Borneo Alumina Indonesia (BAI) as a joint venture between PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) and PT Aneka Tambang (Antam), is projected to give economic benefits for Mempawah region, West Kalimantan.
PT Elecmetal Longteng Indonesia breaks ground on grinding ball plant in Batang
Grinding balls producer PT Elecmetal Longteng Indonesia is building a US$40 million (Rp600 billion) grinding ball production plant in the Batang Integrated Industrial Area (KITB), Central Java.
Massive layoffs threaten 15,000 workers as bankruptcy hits textile companies
The national textile industry suffers a severe blow after the Semarang District Court declared four Central Java-based textile companies bankrupt.
Sritex, a legendary textile mill, goes bankrupt
The Semarang City Commercial Court has granted the request of one of PT Sri Rejeki Isman’s Tbk (Sritex) creditors to maintain the continuity of debt payment obligations (PKPU), thus declaring the legendary textile company bankrupt.
Riding in "Maung Garuda”, Prabowo exhibits commitment to domestic defense industry
President Prabowo Subianto exhibited his commitment to promoting domestic products by riding in Maung Garuda, an SUV produced by state-owned military vehicle producer PT Pindad, while leaving the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR)/House of Representatives (DPR) complex upon his inauguration as the country’s 8thpresident on Sunday, October 20, 2024.
AI effects, jobs lost and the need for workers to adapt
As the world is anticipating the potential of 85 million jobs lost by 2025 amidst aggressive invasion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and technological advances, global workforce, in particular Indonesian workers, need not to stand still, but positively respond to this unavoidable global phenomenon.
Indonesia-Vietnam collaborate to set up dairy farm in Poso for national nutrition program
The Indonesian government has partnered with Vietnamese investors to develop a large-scale dairy industry in Poso, Central Sulawesi, aimed at supporting President Prabowo Subianto's initiative for a free nutritional meal program targeting approximately 82 million school children, including milk as a vital part of the menu.
Beurer Indonesia opens medical equipment factory in Central Java, first in SE Asia
PT Beurer Indonesia Technology, a subsidiary of German healthcare device manufacturer Beurer GmbH, has opened a factory at the Kendal Special Economic Zone (KEK) in Central Java, making it the first such production facility in Southeast Asia.
Wavin invests US$52.6 million in Indonesia, launches Southeast Asia's 1st plastic pipe facility
Wavin, a plastic pipe manufacturing company from the Netherlands, has put Rp825 billion (US$52.6 million) investment in Indonesia to establish a production facility in the Batang Integrated Industrial Estate, Central Java, making it the country’s first production facility in the Southeast Asia Region.
Investment minister inaugurates KCC Glass Factory operation in Batang Industrial Zone
Minister of Investment, Rosan P. Roeslani, officiated the initial production at PT KCC Glass Indonesia's facility in the Batang Integrated Industrial Zone (KIT), Central Java.