A NEW INDUSTRY AREA LOCATED IN WEST JAVA

Jakarta - Industrial areas in West Java continue to grow to a number of new areas, such as Purwakarta and Sabang as a reflection of the manufacturer in finding new locations.

The development of industrial zones is directed to new areas to further enhance equality of production facilities.

Chairman of the Industrial Zone Association (HKI) Sanny Iskandar mangetakan for industrial area Jabar is only developed in the northwest region, such as Bekasi and Karawang. This chair, the area is getting saturated so that further development leads to the east.

"West Java is not only a successful western part, but also the east including Purwakarta, Subang, Majalengka, Indramayu and Cirebon." There will be several areas there, "he said, not some time ago.

In addition to equity, Sanny said, the government wants the flow of goods not only centered in Tanjung Priok, but also in Port Patimban, subang. Currently, Port Patimban is still under construction and is targeted to start operations in March 2019.

Not only the port, the government also built the Kertajati airport in Majalengka, which is still under construction, and the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road that connects to Cipali to Cirebon as infrastructure support for the development of East Jabar industrial area in the east.

Currently, there are already five to six developers starting land acquisitions and are expected to continue to grow. According to Sanny, the industry will begin to shift to West West Jabar 2020.

"There are at least 10 industrial estates there with a wide variation between 200 hectares to 2,000 hectares.In Bekasi and Karawang now there are 22 industrial areas," he explained.

SOURCE: Bisnis Indonesia