INDUSTRY.co.id - Jakarta- Sheet glass and safety industries continue to wait for the decline in gas prices to keep costs on production higher.

As is known, since the issuance of Presidential instructions on October 4, 2016 related to the price of gas for the industry of US $ 5-6 per MMBTU, until now has not been realized.

Chairman of the Association of Glass Sheet and Safety (AKLP) Yustinus Gunawan said, ignoring the decline in gas prices this makes the industry has fallen hit the ladder.

"Very slowly the government has taken the toll on one of the biggest glass factories in Indonesia (PT Tossa Shakti) due to high gas prices, for us gas prices are very important and precarious," said Justinus to INDUSTRU.co.id in Jakarta, Monday (9/10 / 2017).

He added that the deindustrialization of sheet glass is now happening because of no renewal of one stove in the country. "Our deindustrialization has been read by Chinese investors who invested in Malaysia and have exported the results to Indonesia in recent months," he added.

Furthermore he revealed, if we see until now the private company bekum can decrease the price of gas. We do not know what the barriers are, we have often met with the Ministry of Energy and the Ombudsman, but there is no quick response to date.

"We do not say how much, what is important is the price of gas is down, because this is what makes the investment drag. Why do not investors to Indonesia, because we are less consistent," said Justinus.

For the glass industry, gas prices are critical to efficiency because they account for 20 percent to 25 percent of total production costs. With the cessation of one factory in Central Java (PT Tossa Shankti), the national glass production capacity drops to 1.225 million tons per year from the previous approximately 1.5 million tons per year. "Our production capacity is still higher compared to other ASEAN countries," he said.

Justin continued, there are currently only three glass sheet factories in Indonesia. And some factories are now importers. "They are doing it to keep their finances afloat to support their human resources," he said.

Justin hopes the government will immediately realize the decline in gas prices if it does not want to have a next victims. "For us as soon as the plant closes for a long time to recover and it takes a very long time, we do not expect the government to reduce the price of gas much, depending on the sincerity of the government," he said.