Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Packaged drinking water entrepreneurs are\ngrowing anxious about the rising prices of plastic raw materials, which\ncould impact packaged drinking water (AMDK) products, whether in gallon\npackaging, plastic bottles, or plastic cups.<\/p>\n
General Chairman of the Nusantara Packaged Drinking Water Association\n(Amdatara), Karyanto Wibowo, stated that the increase in plastic raw\nmaterial prices has seriously affected the AMDK industry, as the\nmajority of its packaging still uses plastic.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe current rise in plastic raw material prices has a significant\nimpact on the AMDK industry, because almost all AMDK packaging uses\nplastic, particularly polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin for\nbottles, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) for gallons, and polypropylene\n(PP) for caps and labels,\u201d Karyanto told CNBC Indonesia on Monday\n(13\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
He admitted that plastic material prices have risen by around 25% to\n70%, with some even increasing by up to 100%, causing production costs\nto swell by up to 45%.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe prices of PET resin and other supporting plastic materials have\nsurged between 25% and 70%, even reaching 100% for some types of\nmaterial since early April 2026. As a result, overall AMDK production\ncosts have increased between 35% and 45%,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
Karyanto added that plastic is the highest production cost component\nafter water itself.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlastic is the second largest production cost component after the\nwater itself, so this increase can no longer be fully absorbed by\nproducers,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
The impacts include price increases at the retail level, reduced\nproduction volumes, and threats of layoffs (PHK). Regarding product\nprice increases, his side has not yet been able to detail them as they\nare still being calculated.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe visible impacts include the start of sales price adjustments at\nthe retail level, shortages of raw materials in some areas, declines in\nproduction volume, particularly for AMDK SMEs, and mass layoff threats\nlooming over thousands of workers in this sector,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He also expressed concern about the current situation, where AMDK\nitself has become a basic necessity for society.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are very concerned because AMDK is one of society\u2019s basic needs\nto obtain safe and hygienic drinking water,\u201d he stated.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/layoff-threats-loom-in-packaged-beverage-factories-due-to-surging-plastic-prices-1776052260", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }