Plastic Imports Indonesia Reaches $ 8.5 Billion : http://www.tempo.co/read/news/2013/11/28/092533201/Impor-Plastik-Indonesia-Capai-US-85-Miliar/28 November 2013

Director of Basic Chemical Industry Ministry of Industry Tony Tanduk states Indonesian plastics industry growth has not been able to balance the development needs.

Tony explained that this year the total demand of 3.8 million tons of plastic Indonesia. In average, the population of Indonesia plastic consumption 10 kilograms per capita per year. "We can not fulfill our own," he said during a talk at the Four Season Hotel, Jakarta, Thursday, November 28, 2013.

Last year, Indonesia imported plastic products reached $ 8.5 billion. Four countries most plastic supply to Indonesia are China, South Korea, Thailand, and Japan.

Tony adds, national plastics industry has actually been growing at about 6.8 percent per year. However, this growth can not pursue the growth of consumption, which reached 10 percent per year. "The need plastic is strongly influenced by the growth of food and beverage industry as well as automotive," he said.

The government in fact has encouraged the development of the plastics industry, especially in the lower reaches. Structure refinery and naphtha cracker strengthened. Currently there are five clusters development of the petrochemical industry as a raw material of plastic. Each cluster is located in Cilegon, Bintan Island, Tuban, Muara Enim, and Bintuni.

Trias Sentosa (TRST) Books Sales of IDR 2.7 Trillion for the Third Quarter of-2021: https://www.idxchannel.com/market-news/trias-sentosa-trst-bukukan-penjualan-rp27-triliun-hingga-kuartal-iii-2021/28 November 2021

PT Trias Sentosa Tbk is optimistic that this year's performance will increase significantly compared to last year. Apart from being supported by the increase in product selling prices, the increase is also due to the efficiency of materials and energy sources carried out by this TRST-coded issuer. As of September 2021, the flexible packaging film producer has recorded sales of Rp.2.7 trillion. This number increased by 20.7 percent compared to the same period last year which amounted to Rp.2.21 trillion.

The increase in sales was due to the increase in the selling price of film packaging products. This is in line with the increase in the price of crude oil in the global market. This year, the price of raw materials has increased by 15-20 percent. "In addition, we have also succeeded in making efficiency during the pandemic," said President Director of PT Trias Sentosa Tbk, Sugeng Kurniawan, Sunday (11/28/2021).