NATURAL RESOURCES
Indonesia has an abundance of both renewable (agricultural products) and nonrenewable (mining and minerals) natural resources. It must be able to optimize the handling of its natural resources by increasing a processing industry that will provide high added value, while at the same time reducing exports of raw materials. Indonesia is one of the world’s major producer of a broad range of commodities. It is the largest producer and exporter of palm oil in the world. It is the world’s second largest producer of cocoa and tin. Regarding nickel and bauxite the country comes fourth and seventh respectively in the world’s reserves. Indonesia is also one of the largest producer for steel, copper, rubber and fisheries.
Indonesia contains huge reserves of coal, geothermal energy, and water which are used to support Indonesia’s prime industries such as, textiles, shipyards, transportation, as well as food and beverages.