Ministry of Industry Encouraging Performance of Leather Industry, Footwear and Miscellaneous: http://www.kemenperin.go.id/artikel/16408/Kemenperin-Pacu-Kinerja-Industri-Kulit,-Alas-Kaki-dan-Aneka/1 November 2016

The Ministry of Industry continues to encourage the performance of the leather industry, footwear and miscellaneous for the processing industry group which is categorized as a priority sector in its development. The industry group also played a strategic role as a foreign exchange earner of the country.

Minister of Industry Airlangga Hartanto said, it is necessary for a strong coordination with the relevant sectors so that the leather industry, footwear and miscellaneous, we can host in their own country and become a world-class exporting countries. In the second quarter 2016, the growth of leather industry, leather goods and footwear by 7.74 percent, while the growth of various industries reached 3.84 percent.

Necessary policies that could raise the growth of leather industry and footwear, among them trade system of import and export regulations for raw skin as raw material for the leather industry, providing ease of imported leather from all over the country with regard to safety aspects, as well as the facilitation of materials center for the footwear industry. Furthermore, the industry is also increased ability of human resources through vocational education and restrictions on the import port for the finished product. For a variety of industries, need policies that support ease of acquisition of raw materials for the toy industry, enforcement of the obligation to use sports equipment in the country, implementation of mandatory SNI for eyewear products as well as energy costs are cheap. On the other hand, the Minister of Industry appealed to the perpetrators of the leather industry, footwear and various to strengthen national branding in order to be competitive and known in the global market. Ad spending also be important in introducing the national brands, so that the government together with industry players need to be prioritized.

Until the end of the year, Bata Shoes (BATA) Targets Sales Growth of More than 50%: https://industri.kontan.co.id/news/hingga-akhir-tahun-sepatu-bata-bata-incar-pertumbuhan-penjualan-lebih-dari-50/23 September 2022

The shoe manufacturer, PT Shoes Bata Tbk (BATA) is eyeing sales growth of more than 50% by the end of the year. With the increase in sales, it is hoped that the company will be able to generate strong profits this year. "We will end the year with a growth of more than 50% in turnover and we will definitely generate strong profits," said Country Manager of PT Shoes Bata, Ajay Ramachandran, to Kontan.co.id, some time ago.

Shoes Bata has not officially released its financial statements in the first semester of 2022. However, Ajay said that until last June BATA recorded sales growth of 32% yoy. The company was also able to return to making profits after the last few years experiencing a decline in performance due to the impact of Covid-19. Ajay said the performance growth was driven by strong retail performance and supported by the performance of a number of new products launched this year.