Exhibition Overview "Manufacturing Surabaya 2025," East Java's largest manufacturing-related exhibition, was held July 16-19 at the international exhibition center in Surabaya. According to organizer Pamelindo Indonesia, exhibitors numbered 167 companies from 15 countries, with 8,315 visitors over four days (preliminary figures), approximately 300 more than the previous year. JETRO Jakarta Office established a JETRO booth comprising 13 Japanese small and medium enterprises with bases in Indonesia, expanding from seven companies the previous year.
Exhibiting Industries and Business Results Exhibiting company sectors spanned molds, large manufacturing equipment, automation equipment, wastewater treatment tanks, software, biomass, plastic molding, surface treatment, and metal pipe processing. Tetsuya Takemoto, Marketing Director of Fujiroy Indonesia, stated: "No other exhibition has visitors bringing parts asking if we can make this," expressing intentions to consider establishing sales bases depending on transaction increases.
IT Solutions Sector Achievements According to Dian Radicha, Branch Manager of AsiaquestIndonesia: "Inquiries evolved from asking what IT and AI can do to specific problem-solving consultations, with meeting opportunities secured during the exhibition period with companies visiting on the first day." She praised the speed of business negotiations, noting decision-makers' attendance enabled immediate appointment scheduling for factory visits. Kenji Shimizu, International Project Manager of Keyence Indonesia, also noted that companies visiting booths from the second day exceeded expectations, mostly Indonesian capital manufacturing companies with encouraging responses.
East Java's Economic Environment According to the Japanese Consulate General in Surabaya, East Java's first quarter 2025 economic growth rate was 5.0%, exceeding Indonesia's overall growth rate. The province has 13 industrial parks with manufacturing concentrations, while supporting industry advancement for manufacturing lines remains developing. Therefore, many corporate managers tend to personally visit seeking products and services for problem-solving, making decision-making faster compared to Jakarta exhibitions where staff-level attendance predominates. This exhibition provided efficient business opportunity acquisition for companies aiming to expand sales channels in East Java as a new market following West Java.