Minister Of Industry Agus Gumiwang Supports Daikin Investment IDR 3.3 Trillion Located In Bekasi, Able To Absorb 2,500 Workers

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JAKARTA - Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita supports investment from PT Daikin Industries Indonesia which builds a air conditioning factory or air conditioning located at the Greenland International Industrial Center (GIIC) of the Bekasi Industrial Parks worth IDR 3.3 trillion with a production capacity of 1.5 million units per year. "A very appropriate step for Daikin, who incidentally is the market leader of AC products in Indonesia to invest in the country. I encourage other big brands to follow Daikin's movement to immediately have production facilities in Indonesia both to meet domestic needs and export markets," said the Minister of Industry in a statement in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Saturday, September 3. The new factory from Daikin will produce household air conditioning in the second semester of 2024. Through this investment, it is estimated that Daikin will be able to absorb 1,600-2,500 workers. In line with the AC investment from Daikin, the Minister of Industry said that Indonesia has enormous market potential for AC products, both for households and commercial air conditioning. Moreover, Daikin is a big brand with the title market leader for the AC market in Indonesia. Of course this is the right step for Daikin and other big brands to immediately invest and produce in Indonesia. Meanwhile, the Director General of Metal, Machinery, Transportation Equipment and Electronics (ILMATE) of the Ministry of Industry, Taufiek Bawazier emphasized the seriousness of the Ministry of Industry in terms of maintaining a new investment climate in order to continue to grow and be able to balance the trade balance of the electronics sector. "This target can be carried out through one of the instruments in the form of a Commodity Balance (NK) for electronic products including air conditioning which will be implemented in the coming year," he said. Currently, a number of companies from PT Daikin Global in Indonesia have produced PT Daikin Manufacturing Indonesia with the production of AC types ducting (more than 5 cellphones) and Air Handling Units (AHU).