Pelindo Brings Products of 6 Fostered MSEs at the China-ASEAN Expo 2023

Illustration (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero) or Pelindo brought the products of six assisted micro and small enterprises (UMK) at the Indonesian Pavilion at the 20th CAEXPO exhibition at the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center (NICEC), Nanning City, Guangxi, China.

Pelindo together with Rumah BUMN took part in the China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) exhibition, which is one of the largest exhibitions in China which is a forum for promoting cooperation between China and ASEAN, especially in the fields of trade, investment and tourism.

Head of Pelindo's Social and Environmental Responsibility (TJSL) Department, Febrianto Zenny, through a statement received in Jakarta, Monday, explained that Pelindo's MSEs-assisted products were the best products participating in the export drum incubation program.

Apart from presenting the products of six MSEs, Pelindo also included two direct actors of these MSEs, namely from Witrove and Enclave.

"All the products we are exhibiting at CAEXPO 2023 are products that have passed Rumah BUMN's selection. Of course, we consider these products to be worthy and have the competitiveness to be included in international scale exhibitions," he said, quoted from Antara, Monday, September 18.

The products on display are goods produced by UMK, namely Witrove with water hyacinth craft products, Enclave with wood-based home decoration products, Secret Potion with beauty and health products, Maharani Craft with home jewelry products, Manika with jewelry products, and Gusbeisae Batik which displays clothing products.

The Indonesian Pavilion was built in an area of ​​2,150 square meters, which includes four product categories: food & beverage, fashion accessories and jewelry, furniture and home decor, consumer goods, spa and herbal and beauty.

The Indonesian Commodity Pavilion at CAEXPO 2023 was opened by the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia Ma'ruf Amin.

On this occasion, the Director General of National Export Development of the Ministry of Trade, Didi Sumedi, who is also one of Pelindo's Commissioners, was also present.

In his opening remarks, Vice President Ma'ruf Amin said that the Indonesian Pavilion at CAEXPO would further introduce various superior Indonesian products on the global stage.

"My hope is that this pavilion will further introduce Indonesian products to Chinese consumers and open market access through direct selling or business-to-business cooperation," said the Vice President.

With the theme Work Together for a Harmonious Home and a Shared Future, the exhibition will be held in a hybrid manner, namely offline on 16-19 September 2023, while online it will be held until September 2024 via the CAEXPO platform.