Bandung, Jawa Barat, Aug. 12 -- The Industry Ministry is strengthening the role of the Indonesia Manufacturing Center (IMC), a manufacturing hub located in Purwakarta district, West Java, in producing machinery to drive downstream industrial development and strengthen domestic industrial independence.

Director of machinery and agricultural machinery equipment industry at the Directorate General of Metal, Machinery, Transportation Equipment, and Electronics Industry, Solehan, said that the IMC aims to accelerate technology downstreaming and produce machinery that aligns with Indonesian trends and technological needs.

"Through the strengthening of the IMC, the government is also preparing incentives such as super tax deductions for indust...