Unbounded Halal Products For Muslims Only, More Than Lifestyle

Expert Staff to the Minister for the Acceleration of Industrial Transformation 4.0 of the Ministry of Industry Emmy Suryandari. (Photo: Theresia Agatha/VOI)

TANGERANG - The Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) reminded that there is no view of halal industrial products solely aimed at fulfilling the wishes of Muslims in the country.

This was conveyed by the Expert Staff of the Minister for Industrial Transformation Acceleration 4.0 of the Ministry of Industry Emmy Suryandari at the Indo 2025 Halal event at ICE BSD, Tangerang, Banten, Thursday, September 25.

"Once again please understand, if we talk halal it doesn't mean it's confined to Muslims. Please get rid of it," said Emmy.

According to Emmy, guarantees for halal products are a lifestyle or lifestyle in this modern era. "If we talk halal here, it's more about lifestyle, lifestyle," he said.

Emmy did not deny that Indonesia was indeed the country with the largest Muslim population. However, he said, the obligation to have a halal certificate is a guarantee that industrial products are safe to use.

"In a sense, to make sure the product is safe and we can use it," said Emmy.

Previously, the Minister of Industry (Menperin) Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita stated that the economic potential of the halal industry in the global market is quite large.

Agus explained that the consumption of the world's Muslims in six sharia sectors reached 2.43 trillion US dollars in 2023 and is estimated to increase to 3.36 trillion US dollars in 2028.

"For the sector or sub-sector of fashion fashion in 2023, there are 327 billion US dollars and it is projected to increase to 433 billion US dollars by 2028," he said.

Meanwhile, the media sector and the creative economy are estimated to reach $337 billion by 2028, up from $260 billion in 2023.

For Muslim-friendly tourism, Agus said, the value is projected to increase from 217 billion US dollars in 2023 to 384 billion US dollars in 2028.

Meanwhile, halal pharmaceuticals are estimated to reach nearly 150 billion US dollars in 2027, higher than 107 billion US dollars in 2023.

Meanwhile, halal cosmetics in 2023 were recorded at 87.87 billion US dollars, an estimated increase to 118 billion US dollars in 2028.