Inaplas States No Layoffs in Petrochemical and Plastics Industry
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Indonesian Olefin, Aromatics, and Plastics Industry Association (Inaplas) has denied and assured that there are no layoffs, even as the petrochemical industry and its derivatives face significant pressures.
These pressures stem from the war in West Asia (the Middle East), a major global supplier of petrochemical products, leading to supply disruptions.
This was stated by Inaplas General Chairman Suhat Miyarso during a discussion titled “Global Energy Crisis and Dumping Threats: Time to Strengthen the Industry Impacted by Geopolitical Turbulence on the National Chemical Industry,” organised by the Industrial Journalists Forum (Forwin).
“Regarding layoffs, as I mentioned earlier, up to today, not a single Inaplas member has reported any layoff incidents,” said Suhat in South Jakarta on Tuesday (5/5/2026).
“Inaplas has also never reported to the government any layoffs in member industries,” Suhat continued.
In the same forum, Inaplas Vice Chairman Edi Rivai acknowledged that the petrochemical industry and its derivatives are indeed under pressure due to raw material supply issues and suspected dumping practices.
Nevertheless, he assured that there have been no layoff incidents to date.
“From our experience in the chemical and plastics industry, there has never been an incident leading to layoffs,” Edi said.
Furthermore, Edi denied reports of planned or potential layoffs in the plastics industry over the next three months.
This information was previously circulated by the Chairman of the Indonesian Workers’ Confederation (KSPI), Said Iqbal.
“There is no such thing in our predictions or in the forward outlook that we convey regarding layoffs,” Edi stated.
He explained that petrochemical industry players have been operating for decades and have weathered difficult and negative periods.
“So in the petrochemical industry and its downstream sectors, I can say that up to now, not a single person has been laid off,” he said.
However, Edi acknowledged that all parties must now seek effective solutions to overcome the geopolitical pressures.