Processed food industry, Investment Need to Rp34, 17 Trillion

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - 21:50 PM

Reporting JAKARTA - The Latest News about .... Industry Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) project the processed food industry at this year requires an additional investment amounting to Rp34, 178 trillion, or 43.5 percent growth compared with demand in 2009 amounted to Rp23, 817 trillion.

Director of Food Industry Directorate General of Agro and Chemical Industry Kemenperin Faiz Ahmad said the investment needs required to maintain growth in the food industry remains positive.
"Although not as fast as last year which grew approximately 13 percent, Kemenperin target growth of this sector are in the range of 8-9 percent. To spur growth, needed new investment and expansion of business with significant value, "he explained, in Jakarta, Tuesday (04/05/2010).

This year, he said, some companies in the domestic processed food will add to its investments, such as PT Garuda Food, which is a subsidiary Tudung Group.
Besides, he added, PT Nestle Indonesia will expand its business in milk processing industries in Pasuruan, East Java, worth USD100 million. "Manufacturers who drinks brand is a subsidiary business Torabika Mayora Group will expand the business in 2010," he said.

Explains Faiz, mamin industrial competitiveness is relatively stable throughout the year, although the market liberalization of ASEAN-China (ACFTA) applied considering a number of non tariff barriers such as various certifications Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM), certification of halal products by the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) has been enacted.

"We have indications of increased import of candy products from China. Kemenperin worried about these candy products contaminated with melamine as happened in the past. We ask consumers to be more careful, "he said.

Franky added, although the government has issued a variety of certificate, still there are some associations who complained about this. "The government is really the focus of improving competitiveness, such as labels according to the Indonesian Minister Decree number 42. But there is an association of protest, a compromise is to go specific products filed objections. For example electronics," said Franky.

BPOM, he added, also have issued a decision which law enforcement that there should be no longer placing stickers on products. "We want to do communication with entrepreneurs that may not be a sticker, it should merge with the packaging," he said. (Otofinance)