Moeldoko Hopes Manufacturing Industry Increases Local Content

Presidential Chief of Staff Dr. Moeldoko reviewed the production process for casting aluminum components and brake components for automotive, at PT Mitrametal Perkasa, Karawang, West Java, Monday (30/1). (KSP)

JAKARTA - Presidential Chief of Staff Dr. Moeldoko stressed the importance of the manufacturing industry optimizing the use of local content or local content for each production. This step is to boost the Increase in Use of Domestic Production (P3DN) program as an effort to suppress imports.

"According to the President's directives, the use of local content must be a priority," said Moeldoko while reviewing the production process for casting aluminum components and brake components for automotive, at PT Mitrametal Perkasa, Karawang, West Java, Monday, January 30.

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On that occasion, Moeldoko appreciated PT Mitrametal Perkasa's steps in using up to 95 percent local content for the production of motorized vehicle brake components. Moreover, ten percent of production has been exported abroad. Like Malaysia and Iran.

"This of course provides great benefits, both for project organizers and domestic industries that produce goods," he said.

Moeldoko also stressed the importance of the national industry increasing production capacity and the quality of the goods produced. So that in the end they are able to compete independently in the international market.

"The national industry must be able to reduce the dependence of the domestic market on imported products. For that quality must be able to compete, "said the Commander of the TNI 2013-2015.

Meanwhile, PT Mitrametal Perkasa's Operational and Non-Operational Director, Gede Agus Prayajana, said that currently, his company continues to develop the type of aluminum component casting production. Among them, the production of brake components for trains and household appliances.

For information, the government is committed to increasing the use of domestic products. This commitment is contained in Presidential Instruction No. 2/2022 concerning the Acceleration of Increasing the Use of Domestic Products and Micro, Small Business, and Cooperative Products in the context of the success of the Proud Made in Indonesia National Movement in the implementation of Government Procurement of Goods/Services.

"When the automotive market fell during the pandemic, household production, such as pots, actually rose. That's what keeps us going. While ninety percent of the market is still domestic," said Moeldoko.