1.236 Industries Ready for Prime Production 2026, Will Receive Hundreds of Thousands of Workers

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) said that investment in the national manufacturing industry sector continued to grow and be sustainable.

This is reflected in the realization of new production capacity and other real investment indicators.

Based on data from the Ministry of Industry as of January 15, 2026, there are 1,236 industrial companies that have completed the development phase in 2025 and are ready to start production for the first time this year.

"The presence of this new production capacity is concrete evidence that manufacturing investment not only grows, but is also realized in the real sector," said Kemenperin Spokesperson Febri Hendri Antoni Arief in an official statement, quoted Thursday, February 5.

The industrial investment in 2026 is expected to absorb 218,000 new workers. The new industry is a relocation from abroad, expansion or new investment.

"The entry of investment into the industrial sector cannot be judged only from one indicator of sentiment. The fact that more than a thousand industrial companies are ready to operate by 2026 shows that manufacturing investment is ongoing and sustainable," he said.

According to Febri, the assumption that manufacturing investment does not grow is actually contrary to official government data.

The latest export-import release data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) shows that capital goods imports in 2025 grew by more than 34.66 percent compared to 2024.

The import of capital goods is mainly from the import of machinery and mechanical equipment which is directly related to new investment activities and the expansion of production capacity or industrial expansion.

"The significant increase in the import of capital goods, especially machinery and mechanical equipment, is a strong indicator that manufacturing investment is growing rapidly, especially throughout 2025. This shows that the industry is expanding and modernizing production capacity," he explained.

In addition, the realization of new production in 2026 is expected to be supported by large-scale investment in the non-oil and gas processing industry sector and has the potential to absorb hundreds of thousands of workers.

"This also strengthens the structure of the national industry and maintains the momentum of the manufacturing industry's growth above five percent," said Febri.