Jakarta, Oct. 30 -- Industry Minister Muhammad Sarmuji called for an expansion of Indonesia's industrial downstreaming strategy, urging stakeholders to look beyond intermediate manufacturing and focus on cultivating comprehensive domestic ecosystems.

Speaking at the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) National Conference in Jakarta on Friday, Sarmuji emphasized that extracting raw resources is merely the starting point of a much broader industrialization journey.

"The downstreaming of our natural resources is the starting point of industrialization," Sarmuji stated.

"We will continue to develop this process to produce finished goods and encourage the growth of supporting industries throughout the supply chain," he added...