Indonesia :: One and Only

Mustaqim Adamrah ,  The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Mon, 10/06/2008 9:58 AM  |  Business

Several local firms will conduct tests on Indonesian-brand vehicles before launching the models to tap the country’s car market, which is dominated by Japanese firms.

State-owned train manufacturer PT Industri Kereta Api (Inka) will produce a car under brand name Gea (a girl’s name in Indonesia), while Semarang State University (Unnes) is teaming up with local administrations to manufacture a car model named Arina.

An unnamed Serang-based company will also join in the race by producing a car called Tawon, which means “bee” in local dialect. (more…)

Four of Asia Pulp and Paper’s (APP) Indonesian mills have become Chain of Custody-certified according to the PEFC standard.

APP’s Tjiwi Kimia, Pindo Deli, Indah Kiat Serang and Indah Kiat Tangerang paper mills in Indonesia can now state that they use products from sustainably sourced forests. (more…)

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Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor

Indonesia trails only Brazil and Zaire in terms of biodiversity, yet the country still relies on imports of raw materials from India and Thailand for its traditional herbal medicine industry.

The head of Bogor’s Aromatic and Herbal Plants Research Center (Balittro), H.A.M. Syakir, said the government’s lack of attention to the cultivation of herbal plants was to blame for the insufficient supply of raw material for traditional medicine production.

Syakir spoke to journalists during a one-day exhibition and workshop on aromatic and herbal plants, at Botani Square Bogor earlier this week.

Some 75 researchers, medical practitioners, businesspeople and farmers took part in the event. (more…)

A Comprehensive Report on Indonesia’s Food and Drink Market for Q3 2008: Examine Forecasts, the Latest Statistics and Key Industry Players

Last update: 9:00 p.m. EDT Aug. 17, 2008
DUBLIN, Ireland, Aug 17, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Indonesia Food and Drink Report Q3 2008″ report to their offering.
Our Indonesia Food Drink Report provides independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Indonesia’s food and drink industry.
Spiralling food prices – a strong theme throughout this report last quarter – were expected to make themselves known in the first quarter financial results releases of the country’s leading food and beverage producers; this did not happen. Instead, the food, beverage and retail industry’s leading players have posted strong net profit and revenue growth for Q108. Nonetheless, as examined in our newly published Indonesia Food & Drink Report for Q308, consumer confidence in the country remains shaky, and the prospects for strong full-year growth are still in the balance. (more…)