Government of Indonesia in the next year to prepare for industrial machinery, especially textile machinery duty to support the revival of the textile industry. Agreed to exempt purpose is to encourage investment in the machinery industry, so as not to rely on imports. Textile Minister Hidayat of Indonesia, said the revival of the textile machinery industry needs at least a year more than 500 machines
Hidayat said, adding that it is necessary to consolidate the upstream sector of machinery, so these machines can be produced domestically. Hidayat said: "If revival is not achieved, then in the next two years, we could cut imports of textile machinery."
Hidayat said the 35-year history of the national industrial infrastructure is not strong, when you expand the downstream sector when the upstream sector is still weak. Government investment of about $ 16 billion, consolidating the upstream petrochemical industry and basic materials sectors. Of these, $ 6,000,000,000 for the petrochemical sector, $ 10 billion for basic materials.
Hidayat said: "In particular, the upstream sector strategy, by the end of 2013, if Posco and Krakatau Steel production to meet downstream industrial materials to the domestic supply, this can cut 80 percent of imports, the petrochemical industry is true.