Indonesia Posts More Surplus as Pandemic Curbs Raw Material, Capital Goods Imports

... as companies postponed imports of raw materials and capital goods amid ... $7.78 billion. Imports of raw material shrank 43 percent to $6 ... . "The decline in imports of raw and auxiliary materials, as well ...

Fighting Plastic Tsunami With Natural Fiber

... industries with a new alternative raw material, natural fiber. Last month, the ... on finding a fiber-based material with the highest potential to ... developing the more eco-friendly material is Sumatra-based Indonesian pulp ...

Local Manufacturers Can Meet PPE, Medicine Demand During Pandemic

... month. The companies have enough raw material to produce drugs at full ... as "price of the raw material increase and the [raw material] producing country limit ...

Gov't Says $1.6b Income Tax Breaks Available Only in Manufacturing Sector

... percent of the latter's raw material imports, Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang ... for new sources to import raw materials. Alternative countries would be ...

Gov't Seeks Way to Foot Covid-19 Patients' Hospital Bills

... main concern because imports of raw materials are declining, [which means ... for 40 percent of total raw material imports in Indonesia. We hope ...

Viscose Rayon: Darling of Sustainable Modest Fashion

... is heavily dependent on imported raw materials and domestic producers ... rayon as a domestically produced raw material and as a fabric ... selected as the primary clothing material for the designers at ... in terms of using sustainable raw materials. We hope that APR ...

Indonesia's Trade Deficit Narrows by Third in 2019

... BPS data showed. Imports of raw materials – which accounted for 73 ... driven by a decline in raw material imports that could signify slower ... imports of capital materials and raw materials. Deficit reduction will be ...

Indonesia Ready to Face EU Complaints to WTO

... in October to preserve the raw material it planned to use to ... a certain level of Indonesia material or involvement in the production ...

Indonesia Returns to Trade Surplus in October

... red warnings came from the raw material and capital goods imports, which ... relies on inputs from abroad. Raw material imports declined by 23 percent ...

Hoe Import Debacle Exposes Indonesian Industry's Shortcomings

... , such as electricity, fuel and raw material. The Chinese government also provides ... everything themselves, from looking for raw materials and financing to finding ...