The Ministry Of Industry Asks Industrial Trees To Be References For Implementing Industrial Downstream Policies

Director General of Metal, Machinery, Transportation Equipment and Electronics (ILMATE) of the Ministry of Industry, Taufiek Bawazier. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) has requested that the industrial trees that have been prepared by the ministry can be a reference for relevant stakeholders in implementing industrial downstream policies in the country.

The Director General of Metal, Machinery, Transportation Equipment and Electronics (ILMATE) of the Ministry of Industry, Taufiek Bawazier, said this was to realize equitable downstreaming to all sectors.

"We ask for support from the leadership of Commission VII so that BKPM also follows this. This is a guidelines so that downstreaming can occur. So, not all permits are given on a certain side, but continue to spread towards industrial trees that we have set," said Taufiek in a Hearing Meeting with Commission VII DPR RI at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday, March 19.

Taufiek assessed that there needs to be regulations that regulate industrial trees as a reference. Thus, the investment and downstream process can run continuously.

"This needs to be part of PR whether the regulations must be carried out through a presidential decree (Keppres) and so on. Thus, this industrial tree is really a reference," he said.

He assessed that his party had detailedly designed added value obtained from each commodity in an industrial tree.

In addition, the pattern that has been prepared can also encourage import substitution for domestic products, because it provides guidance to investors so that they can fill the void in the downstream process in a sector.

"We have also designed the added value per each and this is an option for investment to enter into it. Of course this will be an import substitution for domestic products," he added.