■ Invited 500 VIPs, held new product shows and seminars in Jakarta, etc.
■ Expanded automation system investment due to economic growth, expects to change market dominance by Japanese and European products
■ Secured local partnerships, penetrated next-generation inverter and factory and building automation markets
LSIS is set to deploy localization strategies in expanding its market share in the rapidly growing automation markets in Indonesia. Thanks to its economic growth, Indonesia sees rapidly increasing demand for automation system investments, and the markets are still dominated by Japanese and European automation products.
On November 5 and 7, LSIS held launching shows for its next-generation products such as inverter S100 as well as seminars on products and technology in Surabaya, Eastern Java Island and Jakarta, Indonesia.
LSIS held this event together with PT Sarana, the largest local automation solution seller and LSIS’s local partner. Attending the event were 500 personnel, including LSIS officials such as Automation Business Division Head Bong-hyeon Kwon and Indonesian VIPs. Unveiled in the show were LSIS’s automation solutions such as inverters, injection machines, PLCs (Programmable Logic Controller), and BAS (Building Automation System). Future business strategies were also discussed.
With Indonesia’s current automation market estimated at USD 158 million thanks to growth in the country’s major industries such as palm oil (world’s largest reserve), fabrics, and food, facilities investments are on the rise, expanding demand for automation products such as inverters, factory automation systems, and BAS.
With over 80% of the current automation system market being dominated by Japanese and European products, however, LSIS is poised to pursue localization strategies such as current events and leverage the enhanced awareness of South Korea due to the Korean pop culture fever in a bid to penetrate the markets.
LSIS set its sights on Indonesia as a strategic nation for the automation category and continued to promote its world-class quality competitiveness to provide thorough follow-up services and secure reliability. As a result, the company has increased sales by over 25% compared to 2007.
“Southeast Asia’s automation market size, including Indonesia, is worth USD 667 million. Likewise, due to the rapid economic development, demand is increasing further. Through the current launching show, we will solidify our market presence in Southeast markets and intensify our localization strategies to expand our global market share,” an LSIS official said.
[Supplementary material] Indonesian Business Environment
Having the world’s fourth largest population of 250 million, Indonesia has a strong domestic demand base. Indonesia has ample natural resources such as tin (world’s second largest tin reserve), nickel (5th place), and copper (7th place) as well as ample coal and gas. As such, for the past five years, Indonesia has posted annual economic growth rate of 6%, and it has huge growth potential. The nation has rich agricultural resources such as palm oil (1st place) and rubber (2nd place) and offers cheaper labor costs compared to surrounding nations. These are attractive investment factors. Thus, McKinsey Global Research Institute forecast that Indonesia will rapidly rise from the world’s 16th place to 7th place in economic size by 2030.
Due to the lack of automation systems, Indonesia has lower productivity than Malaysia, etc.; hence the former’s greater development potential. In particular, the fabric industry, which boasts of being the world’s second largest exporter, has completed its process improvement work led by the government since 2007, and industrial demand is being expanded.
In recent years, South Korea’s largest companies have aggressively entered the Indonesian market. SK Planet is penetrating Indonesia’s online markets, with POSCO building the USD 3 billion integrated steel mill in Krakatau.
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