Development of the Kendal Industrial Area (KIK) has a positive effect on increasing investment in Indonesia.
The first integrated area in Central Java Province is targeted to absorb investment potential of up to Rp 200 trillion and a workforce of 500 thousand people.
“Nilai investasi dari SIAPA “Konstruksi tahap pertama diperkirakan mencapai Rp 7 triliun dengan total luas lahan 860 hektar dan akan selesai dalam lima tahun ke depan,” kata Menteri Perindustrian Airlangga Hartarto dalam pernyataan resmi kepada Kompas.com, Selasa (15/11/2016).
Airlangga explained, the KIK construction is planned to be three stages with a total area of 2,700 hectares to become an integrated industrial area supported by the development of industrial zones, ports, Fashion City and settlements.
“KIK is also encouraged as an export-oriented labor-intensive industrial area,” said Airlangga.
Dalam kurun waktu satu tahun ini, lanjut Airlangga, sudah ada 20 investor yang menanamkan modal mereka di KIK dengan total nilai investasi sebesar Rp 4,3 triliun dan akan menyerap tenaga kerja sebanyak 4.000 orang.
“One investor from Singapore who has been operating at KIK since August 2016 is PT. Tat Wai Industries,” he said.
Perusahaan tersebut membangun pabrik di lahan KIK seluas 10 ribu meter persegi dengan investasi sebesar Rp 65 miliar yang memproduksi produk furnitur berupa meja, kursi, dan lemari.
“Saat ini, jumlah tenaga kerja yang telah terserap mencapai 75 orang, di mana 80 persen di antaranya adalah pekerja lokal dari Kabupaten Kendal,” jelas Airlangga.
According to the Minister of Industry, the KIK project, which began eight years ago, was initiated and prepared by the Ministry of Industry together with the Provincial and Kendal Regencies as an effort to accelerate the distribution and even distribution of national industry and economy.
“This is also in accordance with the direction of President Joko Widodo to realize Indonesia’s centric development,” he said.
Sumber: bisniskeuangan.kompas.com
