JAKARTA - The Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) launched the Silica Industrialization Roadmap 2025-2045.
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Minister of Industry (Menperin) Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said that the silicification has a strategic role in encouraging the growth of the national manufacturing industry.
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The development of the silica derivative industry is considered to be able to create economic added value as well as expand the impact to other sectors.
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"The development of silica downstream is not only to increase the national economic value, but also to create other multiplier effects such as opening new jobs, growing investment and supporting food sovereignty, energy and other related sectors," said Agus as quoted from a written statement, Monday, December 15.
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In terms of the availability of raw materials, Indonesia has abundant silica reserves.
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Data from the Mineral Resources, Coal and Geothermal Center of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) noted that silica sand reserves reached 7.8 billion tons, quartz stone at 24.8 million tons, and quartzite resources of around 1.65 billion tons.
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This potential is the main capital for the development of the silica industry in the country.
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Meanwhile, the Director General of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Textile Industries (IKFT) of the Ministry of Industry, Taufiek Bawazier, said that the silicification offered a significant increase in added value.
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Silica products that are further processed can increase the economic value many times compared to the export of raw materials.
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"With downstream processing, solar-grade silicon wafers have the opportunity to increase their value up to 1,300 times, even up to 27 times if processed into electronic-grade silicon wafers," he said.
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According to Taufiek, the roadmap was compiled to reduce dependence on raw material exports.
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Until 2045, the development of the silica industry is directed gradually and integrated, ranging from Metallurgical-Grade Silicon (MG-Si) to polysilicon.
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The roadmap also includes the development of 10 supporting industrial areas as well as the application of green industry principles in 10 industrial companies.
Even so, the success of the silika downstream requires the support of a number of key factors, including certainty of raw material supply, energy availability, product offtaker assurance, and regulatory certainty.
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Even so, the success of the silica downstream requires the support of a number of key factors, including certainty of raw material supply, availability of energy, product offtaker assurance, and regulatory certainty.
Synergy across ministries and agencies, financial authorities, associations, and business actors is considered crucial to accelerate the realization of the roadmap.
Through the silica downstream roadmap, the Ministry of Industry hopes that the development of silica-based industrial sectors can strengthen the national solar panel and semiconductor industry ecosystem, as well as increase the competitiveness of Indonesian industries in the global market.
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