June 06, 2022
Kendal
--- The Johor Malaysia Furniture Association accompanied by the Indonesian
Consulate General in Johor Bahru made a special working visit to Central Java
on Saturday, June 4, 2022. Central Java is considered to have its own charm for
members of the Furniture Association as a center for the furniture industry in
Indonesia. Natural resources of furniture raw materials such as wood, bamboo,
and rattan are one of the most widespread commodities in Central Java. As for
wood commodities, such as logs, timber, plywood, and vinyl, these are the five
largest wood commodity products produced in Central Java.
On
the other hand, as a haven for natural resources for furniture raw materials,
Central Java is also supported by human resources who are experts in the
furniture sector. On the agenda of the visit, the Johor Malaysia Furniture
Association specifically visited the only furniture polytechnic in Central
Java, Wich is the Kendal Furniture and Wood Processing Industry Polytechnic
that located within Kendal Industrial Park (KEK Kendal) area.
Alfani
Risman Nugroho, Association Director of the Kendal Wood Processing and
Furniture Industry Polytechnic, also welcomed the members of the Johor
Furniture Association and the Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru. “We
welcome and thank you for your interest in Kendal Furniture Polytechnic. We
hope that by visiting our Polytechnic showroom, we can give you an idea of the
furniture industry in Central Java.”
According
to Alfani, since it was inaugurated in 2017, the Kendal Furniture Polytechnic
has successfully held its first graduation with a total of 87 students. Of all
the graduates, it is known that they have been absorbed 100% by the furniture
industry in Java and Bali.
Ecomony
Consulate of Consulate General of The Republic of Indonesia , Sandy A Katuul in
his speech conveyed the intent and purpose of his visit to Kendal, “The
relationship between the Malaysian and Indonesian furniture businesses has
existed for a long time. And this is our first visit after yesterday's
pandemic. The first purpose of our visit was to see and know more about this
furniture polytechnic in Kendal. Our second goal is to find out the business
potential of the furniture industry in Kendal, Central Java.”
Juliani
Kusumaningrum as Head of Sales and Marketing of the Kendal KEK revealed that in
this Kendal Special Economic Zone (SEZ), there are many investment benefits
that the furniture industry can enjoy. One of them is in terms of exemption
from import duties, free of VAT, and reduction of corporate income tax. “We
guarantee that in this Kendal SEZ, the furniture industry will get many
conveniences and benefits in set up its business in Indonesia. Because only in
Kendal SEZ, the furniture industry can enjoy fiscal facilities such as Tax
Holiday and Tax Allowance,” said Juliani.
“In
the Kendal Industrial Park, we have a furniture cluster including furniture
industry companies from various countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, and
also Malaysia. It is also equipped with a Furniture Polytechnic inside the
park. I think it will be a comfortable place, especially for the furniture
industry which will be building its business in Indonesia for the first time.”
Said Stanley Ang as President Director of Kendal Industrial Park in his speech.