Jakarta, Nov. 6 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated the largest petrochemical factory in Southeast Asia, operated by South Korea's Lotte Chemical Indonesia (LCI), in Cilegon City, Banten, on Thursday.

The president officially launched the modern plant by pressing a siren button alongside Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia and Minister of Investment and Downstreaming Rosan Roeslani, among others. He also signed an inscription marking the inauguration.

In his speech, Prabowo said the start of operations at the factory is a source of national pride, while reaffirming the government's commitment to promoting foreign investment.

Built with an investment of around US$4 billion, the LCI petrochemical plant...