Director General of Pharmaceutical and Textile Chemical Industry of the Ministry of Industry Ignasius Warsitomeng appreciated the textile and textile products (TPT) industry that has survived during the pandemic and even became a driving force for national economic growth. As of July 2022, he said this superior commodity had recorded an export value of up to USD 6.08 billion or contributed 5.51% to the total national exports. Ignasius he also appreciated the international standard integrated Textile and Textile Products (TPT) Industry Exhibition, Indo Intertex-Inatex 2022 which was held at JIEXPO Kemayoran on August 10-13, 2022. He hopes that the implementation of Indo Intertex-Inatex 2022 can further strengthen the government's agenda in Making Indonesia 4.0 to encourage the transformation of a textile industry that is more competitive and highly innovative so that it can compete and answer global market demand. "This is a very good momentum for business matching between machine business people and textile players, so that we can jointly build this textile ecosystem in an integrated manner.
Hopefully, the implementation of Indointertex and Inatex can run smoothly and successfully," he said. In line with this, viscose-rayon fiber manufacturer, Asia Pacific Rayon (APR) affirmed its commitment to supporting sustainable textile innovation in Indonesia by participating in the internationally integrated Textile and Textile Products (TPT) Industry Exhibition, Indo Intertex-Inatex 2022. In the exhibition, APR together with four partners, namely Duniatex, Idola Selaras Abadi (ISA), Harapan Abadi Tekstil Indonesia (HATI) and Kabanatex, presented various applications of rayon fiber products that support the transformation of industry 4.0 while encouraging Indonesia's economic recovery in the textile industry sector after the Covid-19 pandemic.
The various applications displayed are in the form of garment materials with the latest technology such as yarn, printing fabrics, dyed fabrics to the application of fashion products whose main material uses APR rayon fiber, such as sarongs, denim clothes, Muslim clothing to loungewear. "APR's participation in this exhibition is one of our commitments in developing a sustainable textile industry in Indonesia while supporting economic recovery in the textile sector which is the focus of the government after this pandemic," said APR Director Basrie Kamba. In line with its commitment to sustainable fashion, APR also features recycled fiber product "Finex", an environmentally friendly recycled fiber that can be used as everyday clothing. In addition, APR also features a high-quality and environmentally friendly rayon fiber product, Lyocell. For information, APR's rayon fiber comes from renewable, traceable and biodegradable raw materials, making rayon fiber a clothing raw material that supports the concept of sustainable or sustainable. APR even has a Follow Our Fiber app that gives consumers the flexibility to track the origin of the fabric raw materials used to produce clothing.
