Bekasi Mayor Tri Adhianto conveyed the plan during his working visit\nto China to observe waste-to-energy projects (PSEL).<\/p>\n
\u201cWe aim to learn how a company can develop from the textile industry\ninto a business group with operations in the environmental sector,\u201d\nAdhianto said when contacted on Tuesday, July 30.<\/p>\n
According to him, an example of innovation-based industry development\nin China can be learned from a textile manufacturer, Mizuda Group.<\/p>\n
The group later developed Wangneng Environment, which has become one\nof China\u2019s major waste-to-energy companies.<\/p>\n
The company is expected to build a PSEL facility in Bantargebang in\nthe near future.<\/p>\n
Adhianto said the innovation can create new business sectors that\nremain related to a company\u2019s core business.<\/p>\n
He added the visit also provides important references for preparing\nBantargebang\u2019s transformation. The presence of the PSEL facility is\nexpected to mark the beginning of growth in various interconnected\ncircular-economy-based industries that can bring economic benefits to\nlocal communities.<\/p>\n
The Bekasi administration is also exploring cooperation between\nMizuda Group and the Bekasi Regional National Crafts Council\n(Dekranasda) to strengthen the creative industry, particularly fashion.\nThe potential cooperation covers capacity building for young designers,\nimprovement of MSME product quality, knowledge exchange, and access to\ninternational markets.<\/p>\n
Bekasi, says Adhianto, has many creative talents who need support to\ncompete in the global market. \u201cWe want the collaboration to become a\nlearning platform for designers and MSME players, while opening\nopportunities for Bekasi fashion products to gain international\ncompetitiveness,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He also invited Mizuda to invest in Bekasi as a location for\nindustrial development.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur vision is to transform this area into a center of environmental\ninnovation and a green economy zone,\u201d he said, adding his hope that the\ninvestment will be present derived from waste processing facility, and\nindustries that create jobs, enable technology transfer, and drive the\nlocal economy.<\/p>\n
The Bantargebang transformation, says Adhianto, must be carried out\ncomprehensively. The PSEL facility will serve as the foundation, which\nwill then be strengthened by derivative industries such as the\nutilization of fly ash and bottom ash (FABA), new investment, an\ninnovation center, as well as creative and manufacturing sectors that\nsupport the circular economy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope in the next five to ten years, when people hear the name of\nBantargebang, they no longer think of piles of waste, but an area that\nhas successfully transformed into a center of environmental innovation,\na green economic growth hub, and a place where new opportunities are\ncreated for the people of Bekasi,\u201d Adhianto said.<\/p>\n
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