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THE DEVELOPMENT of fibre plant and tree plantations to solidify backward linkages for textile fibre within Indonesia is under consideration as the south-east Asian country seeks to diversify its fibre, yarn and textile production.

Of key importance is how textile producer the Sritex Group, which last year announced it would be building a USD250 million rayon factory in Java, to lower its dependence on imports of its key fibre.…

Good sourcing practice at the Indonesian mill of India-based viscose fibre giant Aditya Birla has paved the way to the company’s commitment this month to a global policy to eliminate sourcing materials from ancient and endangered forests, according to the international environmental group that helped develop the policy.…

THE INDONESIAN textile industry is being put under pressure to boost its environmental performance by international non-governmental organisation (NGO) Greenpeace, which has accused sector of poisoning a major river in West Java.
WTiN.com visited elderly residents in Majalaya, a small town by the Citarum River, who say it was once clean enough to wash in.…

Indonesia is pushing to expand its domestic vaccine manufacturing, so that the domestic market is covered with vaccines in Indonesia’s regular immunisation schedule. The country’s state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma is at the centre of these efforts, and has been expanding exports so that 60% of its production (NOW?…

The United States and New Zealand have joined forces in asking the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to create a disputes settlement body ruling on whether Indonesian import restrictions on livestock, meat and other food products breaks global commerce rules.
Washington and Wellington have been formally consulting with Indonesia about their concerns since last May (2014).…

Indonesia’s industry ministry is planning to boost the growth of the country’s domestic textile manufacturing sector in 2015, with the expansion of an initiative that will help finance businesses buying new equipment and machinery.
“Especially for the fiscal year 2015, we have budgeted [Indonesia Rupiah IDR100 billion [USD7.6 million].…

THE INDONESIAN batik industry may be set for record profits in 2015, on the back of strong growth of both the domestic and export market in recent years, according to an industry insider. “Our turnover trade has approximately doubled in the last five years,” Dewanto Santosa, director of Batik Danar Hadi, said.…

Mwana Africa’s Zimbabwe subsidiary Bindura Nickel Corporation (BNC) says it is on course to restart its nickel smelter in the first half of this year as the nickel giant moves to increase revenue and cut operating costs. The company plans that it will initially produce high quality nickel cathodes, copper sulphide and cobalt hydroxide, processing 195,000 tonnes of ore per quarter year.…

THE INDONESIAN batik industry may be set for record profits in 2015, on the back of strong growth of both the domestic and export market in recent years, according to an industry insider. “Our turnover trade has approximately doubled in the last five years,” Dewanto Santosa, director of Batik Danar Hadi, said.…

Technical textiles will be a key focus at textiles and clothing trade shows staged in Jakarta during the coming year, according to a senior event organiser. The Indonesia textile sector is planning a range of conferences for April, designed to educate potential investors about new technologies and business opportunities in Indonesia’s textiles sector.…