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    "data": {
        "id": 1663222,
        "msgid": "textile-industry-to-modernise-machines-for-energy-savings-1775627508",
        "date": "2026-04-08 12:19:06",
        "title": "Textile Industry to Modernise Machines for Energy Savings",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID_BISNIS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Business",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Textile Association (API) is pushing for the modernisation of production machinery in the textile and textile products (TPT) industry to achieve energy savings amid rising global energy prices triggered by the Iran-US conflict. Through collaboration with the non-profit India ITME Society, API aims to introduce advanced Indian textile machinery technologies in areas such as spinning, weaving, and digital printing, fostering stronger bilateral ties between Indonesia and India. The association urges government support to preserve millions of jobs in this labour-intensive sector and welcomes measures like maintaining subsidised fuel prices and adjusting work cultures to reduce fuel consumption.",
        "content": "<p>Executive Director of the Indonesian Textile Association (API),\nDanang Girindrawardana, stated that one key energy-saving initiative for\nthe textile and textile products (TPT) industry involves innovating\nproduction machinery. This effort is essential amid the surge in global\nenergy prices due to the Iran-United States conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The association is prepared to collaborate with various countries\npossessing more energy-efficient machinery technologies. \u201cSupport for\nenergy savings, alongside the roadmap for reducing fossil fuel use, must\nalso be pursued through upgrading machinery technology, requiring\nsignificant efforts to strengthen international collaboration in the\ntextile sector,\u201d Danang said in a written statement on Wednesday, 8\nApril 2026.<\/p>\n<p>One modernisation programme for production machinery is being\nimplemented through cooperation with the non-profit textile\norganisation, India ITME Society. Danang noted that India\u2019s textile\nmachinery technology is quite advanced, aligning well with the interests\nof the domestic industry.<\/p>\n<p>In the near future, API will meet with a delegation from the India\nITME Society to discuss introductions to leading Indian companies in\ntextile machinery and technology. The scope of the modernisation\ntechnologies discussed includes spinning, weaving, processing, dyestuff\nand chemicals, digital printing, technical textiles, and sportstech.\nDanang views this collaboration as an opportunity to explore potential\nenhancements in cooperation between Indonesia and India in the TPT\nsector.<\/p>\n<p>API has requested government support for these steps to sustain\nmillions of workers in Indonesia\u2019s labour-intensive textile and garment\nindustry. According to Danang, labour-intensive industries must be\npreserved to create as many jobs as possible, in line with efforts to\nreduce rising unemployment rates each year.<\/p>\n<p>On one hand, the association supports the government\u2019s measures to\nkeep subsidised fuel oil (BBM) and biodiesel (biosolar) prices stable\nuntil the end of the year, as well as initiatives to save fuel\nconsumption through adjusting work culture with one day of work from\nhome per week. The association also expressed appreciation for the\ndecision to raise flight ticket prices to adjust to the global surge in\naviation turbine fuel (avtur) prices.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/textile-industry-to-modernise-machines-for-energy-savings-1775627508",
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