The national textile and textile product industry is now struggling hard to remain the host in its own country amidst the incessant invasion of textiles from China as well as the entry of imported second-hand clothes or thrifting. The government is targeting Indonesia to become the world's top 5 textile manufacturers in 2030 with a specialization in functional clothing. The Ministry of Industry has made several programs that are expected to make this target run smoothly. Among other things, the import substitution program in which the government will limit imports and replace them by increasing production utilization which is in line with other programs, namely the annual restructuring of machinery and equipment.
The government also guarantees the ease of obtaining raw materials, reducing the price of natural gas in the production process, and currently the main concern is investment expansion.
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"Investment in the textile industry recorded a positive contraction of 125 percent in the third quarter of 2022, valued at US$44.1 billion. The apparel industry also grew positively with an investment value of US$34.7 billion, an increase of 142 percent from the same period in the previous year," said Jemmy Kartiwa Sastraatmaja, General Chair of the Indonesian Textile Association.
Adi Rochmanto Pandiangan, Director of the Textile, Leather, Footwear and Multifarious Industries at the Ministry of Industry, said that the existence of a free trade agreement-Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has made Indonesia a significant supplier of textile goods to several countries so that it is expected that exports of the textile and fashion sector will increase. .
According to him, Indonesia needs to have a strategy to increase exports of highly competitive products. Seeing this positive trend has revived the confidence of entrepreneurs and is optimistic about the textile industry for the next 6 months.
"In 2022 the TPT industry absorbed more than 3.65 million people, the export value also increased by 6.56 percent compared to the previous year," said Adi Rochmanto Pandiangan.
Encouraging the enthusiasm of the national clothing industry, the Indonesian Textile Association (API) and several other associations together with Peraga Expo will hold a three-day textile exhibition, Inatex and Indo Intertex 2023 at the Jakarta International Expo, Kemayoran, Jakarta, from 29-31 March 2023.
This event featured the latest technological products and innovations from textile and garment machinery, raw materials, digital printing machines, textile chemistry, accessories and other textile products, attended by 500 participants from more than 11 Asian and European countries.
"The textile industry is slowly rising and returning to become one of the manufacturing industries that contributes greatly to the national economy. Peraga Expo is optimistic that the holding of Inatex – Indo Intertex 2023 can add a boost to the development of the National TPT Industry," said Paul Kingsen, Project Director of Peraga Expo in a press statement quoted on Sunday, 19 March 2023.
At the 19th event held this year, his party is targeting 12,000 visitors from businessmen and professionals.
It provides free entry access by previously registering.
This exhibition will also present online platform technology that will connect exhibitors with visitors with the Texmatch application, which allows them to interact directly, before and after the event while opening up new opportunities.
During the exhibition, there will also be a series of informative and educational sessions on the latest trends and technologies in the textile and garment industry. One of them was packaged in the Fashion Preneur Workshop and other seminars regarding the development of the National TPT Industry which were attended by experts and experts from the government, associations and exhibitors.
According to Paul, TPT business people need to attend this event in order to increase their insights regarding digitalization and networking which shape future trends so that our industry does not become just a "tailor" but can become a trend leader, stimulate the economy while enhancing Indonesia's image in the eyes of the international community.
