Ford has entered a partnership with PT Vale Indonesia and China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt to construct a USD 4.5 billion nickel processing plant in Indonesia. The Pomalaa Block High-Pressure Acid Leaching plant is slated to commence full construction in 2023 and...
In February 2023, Indonesia’s maritime and logistics operator, PT Meratus Line, announced a partnership with Google Cloud and PT Metrodata Electronics Tbk to enhance its customer focus and drive digital innovation within the company. The collaboration involves...
The South Australian Government is leading the way in the hydrogen trading market with a new USD 12.5 million initiative to generate low-cost green hydrogen from renewable resources and export it to Indonesia. Partially funded by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment...
Astra Daihatsu Motor, a joint venture between Japan’s Daihatsu and Indonesian conglomerate Astra International, has begun constructing a new automobile assembly plant in Indonesia, according to a statement released in February 2023. The new plant will be...
Princeton Digital Group has allocated USD 1 billion to construct new data centers to support its operations in Southeast Asia, emphasizing the continued demand for infrastructure that fuels the region’s expanding digital economy. The facilities will be located...
FAO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA)’s Data and IT Center (Pusdatin), launched an agricultural digitization strategy in Indonesia. The national e-agriculture strategy aims to provide the Ministry with the necessary tools to speed up...
The Indonesian Air Force (IDAF) received the first of five C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters from Lockheed Martin, ushering in a new era of Hercules operations for this long-time C-130 operator. The IDAF’s new C-130J-30s provide greater cargo...
Lotte plans to build a new facility within its existing factory in Indonesia, which is expected to increase the production capacity of its flagship snack, Choco Pie, to JPY 20 billion (USD 147 million) in value. The construction of the plant is set to begin in 2023,...
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) Indonesia and Dynapack Asia, a leading manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging and components, have unveiled the Amandina Bumi Nusantara Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Recycling Plant in Bekasi, West Java. The two companies also...
Indonesia has become a crucial player in the global electric vehicle industry, leveraging its abundant nickel resources to attract significant investment from major manufacturers such as Hyundai, LG, and Foxconn. Since 2020, Indonesia has secured over a dozen deals...
A 2023 white paper by East Ventures and Indonesia’s health ministry suggests that Indonesia could generate a potential economic impact of about USD 110 billion by utilizing genomics, the study of an organism’s genetic makeup. Additionally, the country...
According to a survey of over 2,000 Indonesians by The Trade Desk and YouGov, 88% of Indonesians plan to make a purchase during Ramadan. Female millennial online shoppers are expected to spend more than the general population. Indonesians are embracing digital in...
