Ministry of Industry Appreciate Southeast Asia Innovation Center Built by Henkel Adhesive Technologies in Bintaro

By : Hariyanto And Aldi Firhand. A | Friday, January 19 2018 - 15:15 IWST

Inauguration of Southeast Asia Innovation Center in Bintaro, South Tangerang (ist)
Inauguration of Southeast Asia Innovation Center in Bintaro, South Tangerang (ist)

INDUSTRY.co.id - South Tangerang - The Ministry of Industry has appreciated the Southeast Asia Innovation Center built by Henkel Adhesive Technologies in Bintaro, South Tangerang to combine regional technical and innovative capabilities under one roof.

"We appreciate Henkel's 'innovation center', especially from the technology-rich German company," said Director General of Different Textile Industry at the Ministry of Industry Achmad Sigit Dwiwahjono during his opening speech at the inauguration of Innovation Center of milk Henkel in Bintaro, South Tangerang, Thursday (1/18/2018).

Sigit, who represents the Minister of Industry Airlangga Hartarto said that the center of this innovation can build an innovation ecosystem is being intensively developed in Indonesia.

Sigit said, innovation is one of the key in driving economic growth and escape from middle class trap.

In fact, he continued, based on Global Innovation Index 2017 report, countries such as South Korea to Taiwan are able to achieve the predicate "High Income Countries" with the motor industry "Hi-Tech" which is supported by adequate innovation policy.

Sigit hopes, the innovation center is able to produce innovation products for the company while increasing industrial growth and contribute real to the national economy.

President Director of Henkel Indonesia Lucky Lee conveyed, Indonesia became the country of choice for the development of its innovation center because it is a potential market with a population of more than 200 million.

"Indonesia is a potential market for Henkel, which can be used by Henkel in Southeast Asia, where we have two factories in Indonesia, one in Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand," Lucky said.

In addition, this innovation center will also partner with Henkel experts around the world who will share the company's global competencies and innovation strengths to customers in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. (ant)

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