The third Indonesia international trade show for sugar machinery, technology and services SugarMach Indonesia 2019 will be held from 28-30 August 2019 at JIExpo, Jakarta
SugarMach Indonesia will focus on sugar machinery, innovation, equipment and technology to support sugar mill.
This show gains support from the Indonesian Sugar Association (AGI) and Indonesian Sugar Professional Association (IKAGI) as is held in an attempt to push Indonesia’s infrastructure development in the sugar industry as well as supporting the country’s effort to achieve sugar self-sufficiency.
Toward the largest sugar production in ASEAN
Indonesia is the fourth most populated country in the world with an annual population growth rate of 1.3 per cent. This growth is accompanied by an increase in sugar consumption, which is occurring at an annual rate of 4.3 per cent. The huge demand for sugar has created a large gap between sugar production and demand. Indonesia became the world’s largest sugar importer in 2017-2018.
The Indonesia government has stated a goal in sugar roadmap 2016-2045 programme. In 2025, Indonesia targets to achieve sugar self-sufficiency by fulfilling total sugar needs (direct consumption and local industries consumption) of 6.3mn tonnes through its national sugar production of 6.2mn tonnes. From 2025-2045, Indonesia aims to be self-sufficient and to increase production to contribute to the world sugar demand.
The Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture began to realise the target of building nine new giant sugar mills with domestic investment and foreign investment in 2019 spread over several areas. The total investment for the construction of nine new sugar mills is around US$1.9bn.
The new mills are expected to drive Indonesia to achieve sugar self-sufficiency before 2025. In addition, 23 sugar mills from 59 sugar mills will be revitalised with modern machinery to increase productivity.
