Indonesia-Jepang perkuat kerja sama industri baja
Minggu, 1 Mei 2016 20:33 WIB | 1.204 Views
Pewarta: Sella Panduarsa Gareta
Delegasi Indonesia dan Jepang berfoto pada Forum Indonesia-Japan Steel Dialog (IJSD) yg ke-6 di Tokyo, Jepang, Rabu (27/4/2016). Dari pihak Indonesia, delegasi dipimpin oleh Direktur Industri Logam, Ditjen Industri Logam, Mesin, Alat Transportasi dan Elektronika (ILMATE) Kemenperin Budi Irmawan. Dari pihak Jepang, delegasi dipimpin oleh Direktur Industri Besi dan Baja, Kementerian Ekonomi, Perdagangan dan Industri Jepang (METI) Takanari Yamashita. (Antaranews.com/ Sella Panduarsa Gareta)
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Kerja sama industri dan investasi baja antara Indonesia dan Jepang terus diperkuat, salah satunya dilakukan dengan Forum Indonesia-Japan Steel Dialog (IJSD) ke-6 tahun 2016 di Tokyo, Jepang.
"Kita terus dorong industri baja untuk memperlebar produksidan investasi sehingga menopang industri lain seperti otomotif, permesinan dan elektronika, selain baja untuk konstruksi," kata Menteri Perindustrian Saleh Husin melalui siaran pers di Jakarta, Minggu.
IJSD merupakan Forum Konsultasi industri baja antara IISIA (Asosiasi Industri Baja Indonesia) yang didampingi Kementerian Perindustrian dan JISF (Asosiasi Industri Baja Jepang) yang didampingi METI (Kementerian Ekonomi, Perdagangan dan Industri Jepang).
Pemerintah Indonesia, imbuh Saleh, sudah beberapa kali tegas mendesak Jepang dan negara lain untuk lebih aktif memperkuat struktur industri di Tanah Air. Pada sektor otomotif misalnya, jika sebelumnya lebih marak perakitan, kini beberapa pabrikan mulai membangun pabrik mesin dan komponen, begitu juga dengan elektronika dan produksi mesin.
"Produk akhir sudah dibeli masyarakat kita, sudah semestinya proses produksi juga memberi benefit ke dalam negeri. Forum dialog khusus baja seperti itu juga demi mempercepat pendalaman industri, menegaskan posisi serta visi industri kita," jelas Saleh.
Menurut Dirjen Industri Logam, Mesin, Alat Transportasi danElektronika (ILMATE) I Gusti Putu Suryawirawan, pembentukan Forum IJSD pada tahun 2011 dilatar belakangi adanya kerjasama ekonomi Indonesia dan Jepang yang ditandatangani pada 2008.
“Pembentukan forum ini juga didorong oleh pentingnya rantaipasok industri di kedua negara yang dapat dilihat daribanyaknya investasi Jepang di Indonesia khususnya yg berbahanbaku baja,” ujarnya yang turut hadir pada pertemuan yang digelar minggu.
Pertemuan dilaksanakan secara tahunan antara Pemerintah Indonesia, melalui Kementerian Perindustrian dan pihak Pemerintah Jepang yakni Ministry of Economic, Trade, and Industry (METI).
Steel Dialogue pertama dilaksanakan pada2011 di Jakarta, tahun berikutnya di Tokyo, Bali, Osaka, dan kembali digelar di Jakarta pada tahun 2015 lalu.
Putu merinci, beberapa investasi Jepang di Indonesia yang terjadi setelah ada forum ini antara lain PT Krakatau Nippon Steel Sumikin (KNSS) dan PT JFE Steel Galvanizing yang memproduksi CRC dan BjLS untuk mendukung bahan baku industri otomotif, permesinan dan elektronika.
"Investasi masing-masing sebesar 400 juta dollar AS (Kapasitas 400 ribu ton/tahun) dan USD 325 juta (Kapasitas 300 ributon/tahun)," ujar Putu.
Disamping itu juga ada PT. Krakatau Osaka Steel (KOS) dgn investasi 200 juta dollar AS yang memproduksi steel bar dan baja profil untuk mendukung industri konstruksi dan pembangunan infrastruktur.
Dari pihak Indonesia, delegasi di forum itu dipimpin olehDirektur Industri Logam, Ditjen ILMATE Kemenperin Budi Irmawan.
Sedangkan dari pihak Jepang, delegasi dipimpin olehDirektur Industri Besi dan Baja (METI) Takanari Yamashita.
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Indonesia, Malaysia step up investment cooperation
Sabtu, 30 April 2016 21:55 WIB | 741 Views
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Indonesian Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti. (ANTARA FOTO/Rivan Awal Lingga)
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to increase cooperation in the plantation and fishery sectors and to attract foreign direct investment to ASEAN countries, particularly to Indonesia and Malaysia.
Malaysia became the second-largest investing country in Indonesia after Singapore last year. Therefore, the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) offered Malaysia investment opportunities in the plantation and fishery sectors.
"Malaysian investment in Indonesia increased rapidly, registering a growth of 73 percent in 2015, compared to that in the previous year," BKPM Chief Franky Sibarani noted on the sidelines of an Indonesian-Malaysian investment forum in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.
The BKPM chief encouraged Malaysian plantation companies to expand their business not only in the oil palm plantation but also in the agricultural processing industry.
"Investors are interested in the development of oil palm plantation in Indonesia but they have to follow Agriculture Minister Decree No. 26/2007 which sets the maximum acreage at 100 thousand hectares," Franky stated.
With this acreage limitation, the government encourages the development of added value industry through downstream agro-industrys development. "We invited investors to invest in the crude palm oil (CPO) processing business and in other downstream industries," he said.
After all, Indonesia has been streamlining its investment licensing services by facilitating investments, such as by implementing a three hour deadline for services. "Three Malaysian companies have used these services with a total investment of Rp2.7 billion," remarked Hanky.
The BKPM is also ready to provide facilities for investors who are in the process of realizing their investment in Indonesia. "We coordinate with the Indonesian representatives in Malaysia to facilitate the investors concerned," he said.
Franky believes that Malaysia is of importance to Indonesia as Malaysian investors were familiar with the country.
Malaysia is one of the priority countries for Indonesian investment market.
The BKPM chief pointed out that (the realized) Malaysian investment in 2015 in Indonesia stood at US$3 billion, while its investment commitment in the same period was recorded at $5.5 billion, up 148 percent from that in the previous year.
Based on the BKPM data, Malaysia was the second largest investor country in Indonesia last year or the fifth largest over the past six years (2010-2015) with an investment of US$7.2 billion.
With regard to investment in the region, the two countries have agreed to step up cooperation in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) to ASEAN, particularly Indonesia and Malaysia.
The agreement was reached during a meeting between Franky Sibarani and Malaysian Minister of Trade and Industry Mustapa Mohamed ahead of the first Indonesia-Malaysia Investment Forum held in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.
"The share of ASEAN investments in terms of FDI increased from 6 percent in 2010 to 24 percent in 2015," Minister Mustapa Mohamed said.
Therefore, he added that under the ASEAN spirit, there will hopefully be more cooperation between bodies under the purview of the Malaysian Ministry of Trade and Industry and the BKPM to attract FDI and cross border investment between the two neighboring nations.
In the meantime, Indonesian Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti said in Jakarta on Friday that Indonesia and Malaysia have also agreed to step up cooperation in the fishery sector in areas such as joint patrol and fishing along the border by fishermen of the two countries.
"We talked about having a bilateral meeting to remove any causes of friction, such as matters related to border issues," Minister Susi Pudjiastuti said after receiving Malaysian Agriculture Minister Dato Sri Ahmad Shabery Cheek.
Minister Susi identified a number of sectors where cooperation would be stepped up through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This would also include exchange of satellite and radar data.
Both sides also discussed the possibility of conducting a joint patrol with Indonesia. It could be with the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) or under the Fishery and Marine Maritime Resources Supervision.
Susi said she has been invited to attend an international conference on bioprocess and agriculture techniques in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, next November.
Minister Susi explained that in Malaysia, the fishery sector is also under the Ministry of Agriculture.
Earlier, Chairman of the Indonesian Peoples Consultative Assembly (MPR) Zulkikli Hasan said he welcomed the wish expressed by Indonesia and Malaysia to increase trade in their border areas.
"As nations of the same stock, Indonesia and Malaysia should support each other," Zulkifli Hasan said while receiving Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia, Zahrain Mohamed Hashim, at the Parliament building early this month.
The MPR chairman said he stays abreast of the political dynamics in Malaysia, expressing the hope that the Malaysian people would remain united.
"Political egoism should not be at the cost of the Malaysian people and nation. The country should continue to maintain its political stability because otherwise it could harm the interests of the people and the state," he said.
Zulkifli, who is also the chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN), said as they come from the same (Malay) stock, both countries should lend support to each other.
If they have any problems between themselves, they should discuss it like brothers.
The MPR Speaker said the two countries relationship goes back a long way in history. Therefore, both should support each other and share the good things.
"Both the countries should study their respective strengths. Indonesia should also understand Malaysia, particularly with regard to its indigenous people, " he said.
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