In The 2023 Working Meeting, Minister Of Industry Says Chinese Ceramic Products Flooding The Indonesian Market

Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita (Photo: Doc. Ministry of Industry)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) said that ceramic products from China are currently flooding the Indonesian market. In fact, the demand for ceramic products from this country in the global market is declining.

The Minister of Industry (Menperin) Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said, with this phenomenon, it can be concluded that Indonesia is becoming a target market for Chinese ceramic products.

"For tile products, Chinese ceramics are rampant in China, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, and this naturally makes Indonesia a target market for Chinese products," said Minister of Industry Agus at the opening of the 2023 Ministry of Industry Working Meeting (Raker) in the Sudirman area , South Jakarta, on Friday, June 16.

On the other hand, Agus said the Association of Indonesian Ceramic Industries or Asaki during the last few months had quite high utilization, reaching 75 percent, in the first quarter of 2023.

Even so, Agus said, the utilization rate had decreased compared to last year in the same period which reached 78 percent.

"I received a letter from ASAKI, which in fact these ceramics are enjoying high growth. The production rate in the first quarter of this year reached 75 percent. That's a trend that must be maintained. However, this has decreased compared to last year," he said.

Furthermore, said Agus, the decline in utilization in 2023 is due to the weakening of people's purchasing power and the rising inflation rate. In addition, it was also triggered by the impact of an increase in the price of fuel oil or BBM in the third quarter of 2022.

"And the problem is still ongoing to this day," he concluded.

Previously, the Ministry of Industry targeted the ceramics industry to achieve utilization of above 82 percent by 2024.