Plastic Prices Surge 300%, Strangling SMEs; Central Java Disperindag: We Haven't Received Any Complaints

The Head of the Industry and Trade Office (Disperindag) of Central Java Province, July Emmylia, revealed that plastic prices have risen by 300% at local suppliers. However, she stated that companies have not yet increased their product prices. Disperindag Jateng’s July also claimed that no residents have reported to Disperindag Jateng regarding the price increase of plastic products.

“Plastic is indeed imported raw material. There has been an increase of up to 300% at local suppliers,” said July when contacted on Tuesday (7/4/2026).

However, July claimed that companies are currently not raising plastic product prices. “Companies are still able to suppress prices, so they haven’t increased them. How? Through internal savings,” she said.

July stated that this information was obtained after checking with three local suppliers in Indonesia. Additionally, July added that the companies’ decision not to raise plastic product prices is also because they still have stocks of raw materials.

According to July, so far Disperindag Jateng has not received reports from residents about the price increase of plastic products. “We have complaint channels, but no one has complained,” she said.

She revealed that Indonesia actually has bioplastic raw materials derived from cassava starch. “In our calculations, using bioplastics based on cassava starch would actually be 1.5 to two times more expensive. So it would be higher for production cost burden,” she said.

According to July, the use of bioplastic raw materials could potentially raise the cost of goods sold by up to 20%.