Plastic Industry Relieved! US Naphtha Imports to Enter Indonesia This Month

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Trade Minister Budi Santoso stated that the import of naphtha from the United States, needed to support the national plastic pellet industry, is scheduled to arrive in Indonesia in mid-May 2026. Budi said that the supply had previously been awaited by industry players to maintain domestic production continuity. Nevertheless, he assured that industry activities have continued to operate. “Yesterday, from the industry players, it’s mid-May, right? I’ll update again later. But I think our production, domestic production, continues to run, and imports are also not a problem. Earlier, it was said mid-May (the import arrives),” Budi said when met in Jakarta on Wednesday (13/5/2026). The supply arriving in mid-May, he said, comes from the US. Although the government had previously sought alternative supplies from India and Africa. “From America. Then yesterday, we looked for solutions from India and Africa, but the one in mid-May is from America,” he stated. As information, naphtha is one of the main raw materials for the petrochemical industry, which is then processed into materials for producing plastic pellets. Therefore, the naphtha supply is important to keep the national plastic industry production chain running.