Raise the Class of MSMEs, Pertamina Holds SMEXPO Ramadan 2026

JAKARTA - PT Pertamina (Persero) will again hold the SMEXPO Ramadan 2026 on March 2-6, 2026 at the Grha Pertamina Lobby, Jakarta.

This event was held with the participation of 20 UMKM binaan Pertamina Group from various regions, both in Jakarta and outside Jakarta.

VP CSR & SMEPP PT Pertamina (Persero) Rudi Ariffianto explained that the needs of the community during Ramadan until Eid became an opportunity for MSMEs to provide daily products and hampers.

"With the exhibition, MSMEs can get sales, there is an increase in income, and their workers are also living. This is part of the pulse of the economy they are doing," Rudi told the media, Wednesday, March 4.

Rudi explained that in addition to the thematic exhibition, Pertamina also has the UMK Academy program as a large umbrella for sustainable SME development.

In this program, Pertamina's UMK is incubated/mentored from the beginning until it is able to develop.

In fact, his party also provides facilitation for halal certification, PIRT, BPOM certification, to the certification needed for exports.

This commitment is also realized through the participation of the SMEs in the international exhibition.

"We have been to Korea, Dubai Expo, China Expo. There is even an exhibition in Indonesia but the market is abroad," explained Rudi.

Furthermore, Rudi said Pertamina also carried out the Pertapreunuer Aggregator program, in which the featured MSMEs compete rigorously to be rigorously mentored so that they can grow into medium-to-high-class businesses.

Featured MSMEs in this program are provided with production support tools as needed, such as packaging machines to laptops.

"The selection is carried out strictly from tens of thousands of MSMEs, only about 750 passed the coaching ecosystem, and finally screened into the top 10," he said.

Vangelina's side, Owner of MiMoms Cook from Depok, said he was grateful to be a partner so that he could market his products at the 2026 SMEXPO Ramadan Bazaar.

In this event, he admitted that he only had to prepare his products for marketing without having to think about the cost of booth rental and other equipment.

As a partner of Pertamina, he is also grateful to have received various facilities and ease related to product licensing and certification.

"It's amazing that I was given a really free container and everything was prepared. Alhamdulillah, I was also facilitated to get halal certification, HACCP certification, all from Pertamina," he said.

Meanwhile, Hilda Pratya, owner of Midstory from Cibubur which focuses on frozen meatballs and homemade sausages.

He admitted that during Ramadan, sales increased significantly.

Thanks to Pertamina's support, Hilda admitted that there was a big change in her business.

Although its production capacity is still limited, he is optimistic that with the help of Pertamina, it can grow bigger in the future with the target of being able to export.

"In terms of business management, relationships, and product expansion are much wider. In fact, we now have employees, previously only two with my husband," said Hilda.