ASIA - The Indonesian Ceramic Industry Association (ASAKI) and Reed Exhibitions subsidiary PT Reed Panorama Exhibitions (RPE) have partnered on an event for the ceramics industry.
Keramika was formed with the intention of positioning Indonesia as the regional hub for the ceramic manufacturing and retailing industries.
According to Reed, the recently-held second edition of Keramika saw 70 per cent of the exhibition spaces confirmed, with another 16 per cent reserved – evidence, it claims, of the robust ceramic market in the Asian country.
Indonesia is one of the major ceramic producing countries in the world, with a total production capacity of 370m sqm, after China, Italy, Spain, Turkey and Brazil.
ASAKI chairman Elisa Sinaga predicts the national ceramic industry is likely to grow between 15 and 20 per cent in 2012. He attributes this to the sustainable robust growth in the property market and a strong foreign investment, driving demand for ceramic tiles and wall coverings.
“With RPE’s international sales network and portfolio of building-related exhibitions, we are confident that we can bring Keramika to a regional level very quickly and thereafter to an international level,” said Sinaga. “We want to make Indonesia the regional hub for ceramic products and introduce Indonesian-made ceramic products worldwide.”
Keramika 2013 takes place from 18 to 21 April 2013 at the Jakarta Convention Centre.
Reed recently confirmed it was partnering for another Indonesian event, this time in the maritime industry.
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