Holiday Ayo - Nestlé Indonesia focuses on using as many local raw materials as possible, contributing to Indonesia's economic development, and supporting environmental sustainability.

This time, Nestlé invested IDR 368 billion for the installation of a Vacuum Band Dryer (VBD 2) process machine to increase Nestlé Milo's production capacity in line with the increasing volume of local market demand.

In addition, to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, the company is also investing in the use of a biomass boiler that processes rice husks to produce steam to replace LNG at the Nestlé Karawang Plant, West Java.

President Director of PT Nestlé Indonesia Ganesan Ampalavanar said, through this investment, Milo will now be 100% produced in Indonesia. This is also the company's contribution in supporting the "proud made Indonesia" movement from the Government.

In addition, the company is also focused on tackling climate change towards the goal of achieving zero emissions by 2050. Nestlé also takes part by utilizing biomass boilers as a renewable energy producer.

Nestlé also works closely with farmers, industry partners, governments, non-governmental organizations and consumers to act together in carrying out their efforts. With the hope of helping to create a better future for Indonesia.

This investment through VBD 2 is expected to increase Milo's production capacity to double the annual production. In the future, the increase in production capacity is expected to encourage Nestlé Indonesia to become an export market for other countries, as well as provide a long-term positive impact on the Indonesian economy.

The Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises of the Republic of Indonesia, Teten Masduki expressed his appreciation to PT Nestlé Indonesia which has expanded its domestic production capacity, this is in line with strengthening domestic production.

Located in West Java, one of the largest rice-producing provinces in Indonesia, the biomass boiler at the Nestlé Karawang Factory can utilize 8,880 tonnes of rice husk per year obtained from local rice farmers to prevent the rice husk from becoming agricultural waste.

Through the use of this biomass boiler, Nestlé Indonesia can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 6,068 tons of CO2e per year. This can help save energy costs by 14%.

Not only that, the rest of the biomass boiler combustion will be used as organic fertilizer and will be given back to local rice farmers.