News - Karawang Predicted to Remain Investment Favorite This Year

Karawang Predicted to Remain Investment Favorite This Year

Mar, 17 2025

jabar.jpnn.com, KARAWANG - The Karawang Regency Investment and One-Stop Integrated Service Office (DPMPTSP) said that Karawang will remain an area targeted by investors to invest in Karawang in 2025.

Head of Economic Services at DPMPTSP Karawang, Didin Bihlaludin, said that investment realization from January to December 2024 was quite good, reaching IDR 68.5 trillion or 160 percent of the target set by the central government of IDR 42.7 trillion.

If we look at the achievements last year, he said, then the investment achievements in Karawang this year will certainly remain high, even potentially exceeding the investment achievements in 2024.

Karawang, he said, will remain one of the areas in West Java targeted by investors to invest their investments.

"The infrastructure in Karawang is very supportive. Many national strategic projects are being built in Karawang, such as the high-speed train station, the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road, the Jakarta-Cikampek II Toll Road, and others," he said.

Meanwhile, according to the records of the Karawang Investment and One-Stop Integrated Service Office, the realization of investment entering the Karawang area in January-December 2024 reached IDR 68.5 trillion.

This achievement is the realization of foreign investment and domestic investment, with details of IDR 1072 trillion in domestic investment and foreign investment of IDR 58.5 trillion.

Didin said, with the investment achievement reaching IDR 68.5 trillion, in 2024, Karawang will be ranked second in the region with the highest investment in West Java.

The region in first place with the highest investment in West Java is Bekasi Regency with a realization reaching IDR 71.8 trillion. Then in third place is Bogor Regency with an investment realization of IDR 22.9 trillion. (antara/jpnn)

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Bacile Becomes New Investment Hotspot in Sukabumi

SUKABUMI – Three districts in Sukabumi City—Baros, Cibeureum, and Lembursitu, collectively known as Bacile—are now attracting investors as a new magnet. The availability of vast land areas makes this region a potential economic growth center amid a rising investment trend. Data from the Investment and One-Stop Integrated Service Office (DPMPTSP) shows that as of August 2025, investment inflows into Sukabumi City reached IDR 918.9 billion. This figure reflects an increasingly conducive and attractive business climate for entrepreneurs. Teten Agus Sugihan, Head of Investment Division at DPMPTSP Sukabumi City, cited Bacile as a strategic area due to its ample development space. “Investment tends to move towards areas with available large land. Bacile is among the most promising,” he said on Wednesday (September 10). Although open to investment, the Sukabumi City Government limits the types of industries allowed. Only non-polluting industries and small to medium scale processing industries are permitted. “We do not open opportunities for industries that have the potential to pollute the environment. The investment profile in Sukabumi is still dominated by the service, trade, and property sectors,” Teten emphasized. In terms of employment, the investment growth also has a significant impact. A total of 21,133 people have been absorbed by 8,358 companies, consisting of 7,066 micro businesses, 1,199 small businesses, 52 medium businesses, and 41 large companies. To attract more investors, DPMPTSP continues to promote regional potential and improve service quality. The use of the nationally integrated Online Single Submission (OSS) application is one of the main strategies. “With OSS, the licensing process is faster and more transparent. Investors feel supported, and we want to continue maintaining that trust,” he concluded. [SOURCE]

Dec, 10 2025

West Java Provincial Government Asks Regencies/Cities to Reassess Palm Oil Investment

Bisnis.com, BANDUNG — The West Java Provincial Government has asked regencies/cities to review investments or plantation businesses in the oil palm sector, as they are considered to be harmful to the environment. The Head of the West Java Plantation Agency, Gandjar Yudniarsa, stated that the issue of oil palm plantations has again become a focus of his agency's attention after residents in Cirebon reported land clearing for oil palm plantations. "The Governor has already announced that there are oil palm plantations in Cirebon," he said on Monday (December 28, 2025). He stated that since February 2025, his agency has received information that companies wanted to plant oil palms in several regencies. The strongest reaction at that time came from the Kuningan Regency Government, which issued a policy to halt oil palm plantations. "In March, the West Java Agriculture Office issued an appeal to regencies and cities to conduct an in-depth study on oil palm planting," said Gandjar. In the appeal, the province requested an in-depth study regarding the suitability and environmental impact of oil palm planting. "Because plantation businesses require environmental approval and permits," he explained. According to Gandjar, not only is oil palm unsuitable for planting in West Java, it is also not a superior commodity. Meanwhile, eight superior commodities are considered: coffee, tea, tobacco, cloves, cocoa, sugar cane, coconut, and rubber. "Oil palm is not considered a superior commodity in West Java. The consideration is of course the suitability of West Java's natural conditions, including the number of planted populations," he said. This contrasts with tea, which has favorable environmental conditions, and seven other commodities were ultimately designated as superior. "Tea in West Java is naturally supportive, and tea, coffee, and rubber have long been available, which is why they are superior," he explained. [SOURCE]

Jan, 06 2026

Minister of Investment: Investment Value in KITB Reaches IDR 14 Trillion

Batang (ANTARA) - Minister of Investment/Head of BKPM Bahlil Lahadalia said that currently the realized investment value of 18 companies in the Batang Integrated Industrial Zone (KITB), Central Java, has reached around IDR 14 trillion. "Of the 18 companies that have entered, they have absorbed 19 thousand workers," he said when delivering his speech at the Operational Inauguration of the Batang Integrated Industrial Zone, Friday. According to him, his party targets that within the next 10 years, the Batang Integrated Industrial Zone will be able to absorb 250 thousand workers. In the near future or September 2024, he said, there will also be a South Korean company, namely LG, which will build a cathode factory as an electric vehicle (EV) battery ecosystem. "Because the feasibility study will be completed in August 2024. And the cathode will be built here," he said. Bahlil said that the presence of cathode construction would be an integration of upstream and downstream development of the EV battery ecosystem. "There will be a precursor smelter for developing battery cells in North Maluku. Then, there will also be battery cells in Karawang, West Java," he said. Apart from that, there will be a combination of high technology at KIT Batang as well as labor-intensive MSME industries such as shoes and footwear. "God willing, it will continue to run well. And we only report one, only one of our ports is missing, so Pelindo has tendered the port but only the breakwater and the channel," he said. (SOURCE)

Oct, 01 2024

Army's innovation can handle waste problem in Citarum River, recognized by Governor and Coordinating Minister Marves

West Java Acting Governor Bey Machmudin assessed that the Citarum Harum Program has brought positive changes. According to Bey, the Citarum Program must have various functions, ranging from handling industrial waste, reducing critical land, increasing the water quality index (WQI), to reducing the area of flood inundation in the Citarum watershed. Bey explained this when accompanying the working visit of Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment of the Republic of Indonesia Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan in Citarum Harum Sector 9, Batujajar District, West Bandung Regency, Saturday, August 10, 2024. At this event, the Army through the Central Workshop for Equipment (Bengpuspal) of the Army Equipment Center (Puspalad) made an innovative waste cleaning tool in the Citarum River in the form of a waste transport pontoon boat, conveyor machine, waste incinerator, and shredding machine. "I highly appreciate the Chief of Staff of the Army and all ranks, for their dedication and hard work in developing innovations to support waste management (in the Citarum River)," Bey said. "We hope this innovation can demonstrate our ability to create appropriate solutions according to the needs in the field," he added. Bey said that the handling of the Citarum River requires the collective work of all parties to commit to maintaining the cleanliness of the environment in the Citarum watershed. "Therefore, we continue to collaborate, synergize, and commit to realizing a fragrant and sustainable Citarum River. The government and the community must continue to work together to realize a clean, healthy, and productive Citarum watershed, and restore harmony between biodiversity and humans, for the sustainability of water resources that provide maximum benefits for life in the Citarum watershed," he said. Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said that the equipment presented by the Army through the Army Equipment Center Workshop (Bengpuspal) can handle waste in sector 9 of Citarum Harum. Moreover, the tool has been tested. "I was a bit surprised because we have received assistance from the Netherlands and France. That is not much different from this (Army innovation)," he said. Luhut added that there is a marked improvement from six years ago in the Citarum River watershed area. He recounted the beginning of his working visit to the Citarum watershed area, when trash was still scattered over the Citarum River. "Because as it was in front of our eyes (Sector 9 Citarum) I remember six years ago when I came here the first time we could walk (on the Citarum River) on garbage, now the water is clear," he explained. "This is building an ecosystem that is truly cohesive. Because this cannot be done by one person, it must be done by all. We are one," he added. SOURCE

Aug, 12 2024

Regency Government Optimistic Karawang Will Still Be an Investment Target in 2025

Karawang (ANTARA) - The Karawang Regency Government, West Java, is optimistic that it will still be an investment target in 2025 along with the existence of several infrastructures that are part of national strategic projects in the Karawang area. Head of the Karawang Investment and Integrated One-Stop Service Office, Wawan Setiawan, in Karawang, Tuesday admitted that he was optimistic that investment this year would increase again. This was conveyed because from year to year, investment achievements in Karawang have always increased. Moreover, this year there is infrastructure support which is a national strategic project such as the opening of the Fast Train Station in Karawang and the Japek II Selatan Toll Road which crosses Karawang. According to the records of the Karawang Investment and Integrated One-Stop Service Office, investment achievements up to the third quarter of 2024 reached IDR48.6 trillion. Consisting of the realization of foreign investment of IDR42.05 trillion and domestic investment of IDR6.6 trillion. It was stated that the investment realization exceeded the target set by the central government of IDR42.7 trillion. Wawan said that his party is optimistic that in 2025 investment in Karawang will increase again. In addition to being supported by national strategic projects, the improvement of licensing services in Karawang is also currently being continuously improved. (SOURCE)

Mar, 14 2025

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