Indonesia SEZ and Supply Chain Virtual Executive Roundtable: Boardroom Series with SEZ and Industrial Leadership for Road to IIF 2026
Indonesia SEZ and Supply Chain Virtual Executive Roundtable: Boardroom Series with SEZ and Industrial Leadership for Road to IIF 2026
Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous country, approaching 288 million people. For most international manufacturers, that domestic market and the wider ASEAN market beyond it are the reason to produce in Indonesia. Labour costs remain competitive and the supply of trained people is deep, drawn from a vocational and university system that feeds industrial regions across Java, Sumatra and Kalimantan.
This infrastructure push aligns with a broader national effort to build high-value capabilities domestically. Indonesia is using SEZ status to shift this balance. Modern SEZ regulations now extend to service sectors, allowing foreign universities, hospitals, research institutions, and tech firms to set up operations with 100% foreign ownership.Industrial development is evolving along a similar path where SEZ are now allocating dedicated land for data centres alongside traditional manufacturing facilities, integrating power, connectivity, and advanced cooling infrastructure directly into site plans. This creates clear entry points for UK and European businesses across technology supply chains, systems integration, and strategic joint ventures.
The session will provide an opportunity to gain insights into upcoming projects and investment opportunities, and continue the dialogue between UK industry and Indonesian manufacturing stakeholders.
Event Details
📍 Format: Online, closed session via Zoom
📅 Date: Friday, 30 October 2026
⏰ Time: 09:00 GMT / 10:00 CET / 16:00 WIB
Five Opportunities Presented:
Industropolis Batang SEZ is a 4,300-hectare integrated estate in Central Java with its own seaport and dry port, hosting tenants in medical devices, solar and battery materials, with a data centre development targeted to begin operating in 2027, developed by PT Kawasan Industri Terpadu Batang under Danareksa.
Sei Mangkei SEZ offers serviced plots for palm-based oleochemical and consumer goods manufacture in North Sumatra, served by Kuala Tanjung Port, operated by PT Kawasan Industri Nusantara for PTPN III.
SiRIE Industrial Estate offers small-format plots and ready-built factory units in Sidoarjo, East Java, close to Surabaya and Tanjung Perak Port, developed by PT Bhumi Kencana Sejahtera.
Tin Downstream Industry offers a greenfield opportunity to build a tin value-adding plant on a 20-hectare plot inside the Java Integrated Industrial and Ports Estate (JIIPE) at Gresik, East Java, drawing on Indonesia's position as one of the world's largest tin producers.
Industrial Salt Processing Project at Kedung, Jepara, Central Java is a proposed 5.9 hectare plant producing 44,000 tonnes of high-purity industrial salt a year. Raw salt is supplied through a cooperative arrangement with local farmers, and the output is directed at the food and beverage, chemical, pharmaceutical, water treatment and seafood processing industries.
This event is convened by IIPC London and Bank Indonesia Representative Office in London, with the support of Equatorise Advisory, and forms part of the Road to Indonesia Investment Forum (IIF) 2026, taking place in London on 5 November 2026.
For more information, please contact Nabilah Halid at nabilah.halid@equatorise.com and Brian Charvia at brian.charvia@equatorise.com