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The Indonesia International Garment and Textile Machinery & Accessories Expo (INDO INTERTEX) 2018 is set to present its 16th edition at Jakarta International Expo, Indonesia, from 4-7 April 2018. Next year, the expo is illustrated by the new theme of “Investment, Development and Acceleration”

Related Keywords: before joining free trade pact, especially textile and textile products, focusing on strengthening competitiveness, Indonesia government, Indonesia textile association, Indonesian textile market, Indonesian Trade Minister, manufacturing products, of national industry, TPP, TPT

The Indonesia government aware of the threat from Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) toward its manufacturing products especially textile and textile products (TPT) would be focusing on strengthening the competitiveness of the national industry before joining the free trade pact, TPP, said Indonesian Trade Minister Thomas Lembong on Friday.

Related Keywords: Ade Sudrajat, demand of textile products, economy of Indonesia, Indonesia textile association, Indonesian textile industry, local textile manufacturers, small-scale textile companies, textile exports of Indonesia

The textile industry in Indonesia is currently facing pressure from both inside and outside the country. The slowing economic growth of the country led to a decline in the people’s purchasing power causing lower demand for textile products in domestic market.

Ade Sudrajat, chairman of Indonesia Textile Association (API), said that due to lack of demand, the factories cannot produce as the goods produced 2-3 months back are still in their warehouses. Most of these companies are small-scale with 360 employees on average, he added.

Related Keywords: fibers and yarns, Garments, Indonesia textile association, Indonesian TPT industry, manufacturing sector, rupiah fluctuations, TPT exports

The textile and textile products (TPT) industry is one of the important manufacturing sectors in Indonesia, with gross domestic product (GDP) valued at Rp 172.4 billion (US$14.4 billion) in 2013. Currently, the TPT industry continues to encounter many challenges and uncertainties, based on that the Indonesian Textile Association (API) has estimated that Indonesian TPT exports will reach $12.9 billion in 2014 which is lower than the previous projection, which was $13.3 billion.