Jakarta, Oct. 30 -- Industry Minister Muhammad Sarmuji has said that securing adequate supplies of raw materials at competitive prices is essential to increasing national industrial production capacity.

Speaking at the 2026 National Leadership Meeting of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) in Jakarta on Friday, he said supply shortages and price disparities remained obstacles for several industrial sectors seeking to maintain production continuity.

"One of the requirements I have highlighted for increasing capacity utilization is a guarantee of adequate raw material supplies," he said.

Sarmuji cited complaints from industry players about a shortage of 15,000 tons of refined sugar needed to meet production requiremen...