Is Indonesia’s special economic zone strategy starting to bear fruit?
4 minutos In 2015, President Joko Widodo inaugurated Indonesia’s first special economic zone in North Sumatra. Located near major palm oleochemical plantations, the Sei Mangkei SEZ serves mainly as an industrial hub for firms that want to be close to palm oil feedstock. Unilever, which has maintained a presence in Indonesia since the 1930s, opened its first palm oil refinery in the SEZ a few months later. Fast forward to 2026, there are now 25 SEZs operating in Indonesia, with another seven under development. At Continue lendo→