American technology giant Apple is investing in Indonesia by building an AirTag factory in Batam worth US$ 1 billion or IDR 16 trillion. The plan is for the factory to start operating in February 2026. This was conveyed by the Minister of Investment and Downstream/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Rosan Roeslani at the Semangat Awal Tahun 2025 event. Apple has purchased land to build the factory.
“On the investment side, we have succeeded in convincing them (Apple) to stay in Batam. The land has been purchased, shown to us, and cut and fill has been done to start construction. It is hoped that in early 2026, in February it will be ready for AirTag (production),” said Rosan at Menara Global, South Jakarta, Wednesday (15/1/2025).
AirTag is one of Apple’s products. Rosan emphasized that the steps to build the AirTag vendor factory are only the initial stages. He hopes that other vendors will also enter Indonesia.
“We want other vendors, like many vendors at Apple in other countries. As I said earlier, in Vietnam there are more than 35-36 vendors. In Malaysia, Thailand more than 25-26 vendors, so this is what we also want to do,” he said.
The start of construction of the AirTag factory in Batam, according to Rosan, is a sign that Apple is investing in Indonesia. Construction is still ongoing to this day. The hope is that investment entering Indonesia can continue to increase. Because the value of this investment is actually still much smaller than the neighboring country, Vietnam, which reaches hundreds of trillions.
“So that the initial investment of US$ 1 billion then increases gradually to US$ 3 billion, US$ 5 billion, and the target of US$ 10 billion can be achieved,” he said.
Rosan added that this new factory will supply 65% of Apple’s AirTag needs worldwide. This factory will also create jobs for up to 2,000 people.
January 15, 2025, detikFinance
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