JAKARTA - The Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) noted that based on the National Industrial Information System (SIINas) data as of April 23, 2026, in the first quarter of 2026, it was recorded that there were 633 industrial companies that reported the construction of production facilities and had never reported production previously.
The total planned employment absorption from the construction of the facility reached 219,684 people, with an investment value of Rp. 418.62 trillion.
Ministry of Industry spokesman Febri Hendri Antoni Arif explained that in terms of the number of companies, the construction of production facilities was reported the most by the tobacco processing industry sub-sector with 72 companies, followed by the beverage industry with 67 companies and the food industry with 60 companies.
"In addition, the chemical materials and goods from chemical materials sub-sectors are also quite dominant with 49 companies currently building new facilities," said Febri in a written statement, Friday, April 25.
In terms of investment value, the basic metal industry subsector became the largest contributor with investments reaching around IDR 218.04 trillion from 24 companies.
The next position is occupied by the chemical materials and goods from chemicals industry with Rp81.22 trillion, followed by the non-metallic mineral goods industry with Rp12.10 trillion.
"The magnitude of investment in the basic metal subsector shows the strengthening of the upstream strategic manufacturing sector, including the potential for mineral downstream and the development of the national industry supply chain," he said.
Meanwhile, in terms of the potential for job creation, the leather, leather goods and footwear industry subsector stands out with plans to absorb 37,350 workers, followed by basic metal industry with 25,592 people and the chemical industry and chemical goods with 9,065 people.
"This shows that in addition to being capital-intensive, some subsectors also have a significant labor-intensive character," said Febri.
In general, the data for the first quarter of 2026 shows that the activity of developing production facilities is still strong and spread across various strategic subsectors, especially food and beverages, chemicals, basic metals, and labor-intensive sectors.
"This condition reflects the optimism of industry players towards the prospects of domestic and export demand, as well as a positive signal for national manufacturing growth in 2026," he explained.
According to Febri, the increase in contributions to GDP, employment absorption and investment is inseparable from the Ministry of Industry's pro-industrial policies, such as TKDN policy reforms, the implementation of non-tariff barrier policies, the development of industrial areas and the protection of national industries from the onslaught of imported products.
He added that policies that support the strengthening of the industrial sector also run thanks to the direction of President Prabowo Subianto and close synergy between ministries and institutions.
According to the Ministry of Industry, the high investment in the manufacturing sector will further strengthen national production capacity, encourage value-added exports, and expand the creation of quality jobs.
The government is currently continuing to direct investment to priority sectors, such as the food and beverage industry, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, automotive, electronics, textiles, and natural resource-based industries.
Febri added that the resilience of the Indonesian manufacturing sector was evident when many countries faced global supply chain pressures, fluctuations in energy prices and geopolitical tensions.
"In the midst of uncertain global conditions, the national industry is still able to grow above 5 percent. This shows very strong resilience and the competitiveness of Indonesian industries continues to increase," said Febri.
Febri said that his party was optimistic that the positive trend would continue in line with the implementation of policies on industrial downstream, import substitution, strengthening of TKDN, industrial transformation 4.0, and expansion of non-traditional export markets.
"We invite all parties to objectively view the manufacturing sector based on data. Indonesian industry continues to move towards a phase of strengthening the national economic structure," he added.
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