INDUSTRY.co.id - Kendal, KIK location is very strategic, succeeded in attracting the attention of domestic and foreign business actors. Especially in Kendal by pass road, which is the path of Java pantura.

KIK is also close to national roads, airports and ports. Its infrastructure support is incomplete, as there are two export ports, two international airports, railways, gas pipelines, electricity, water and telecommunications.

So the readiness of KIK can be proved by the construction of roads, piers, harbor pools and Kendal Port offices. Equally important, the impact of KIK development is that, as stated by SD Darmono Founder and Chairman of Jababeka Group, it can affect all Central Java, especially in terms of employment absorption.

For example, an industrial estate that employs one million people directly and indirectly can be 3 to 4 times. So that if 34 million people will affect the whole of Central Java and it is concentrated nearly 1500 companies in Kendal.

KIK will become an independent and largest City in Central Java. Supported by international standard facilities and adequate human resources. Kendal City will become Future Singapore in Central Java.

Currently the industries that have entered and under construction in KIK are Furniture, Food, Wood and Garment. The existence of KIK is expected Kendal will become a developed city from the side of the economy.

Head of Regional Investment Board (BPMD) Central Java, Sujarwanto Dwiatmoko, told Industry.co.id said the realization of Kendal industrial development, can spur investment figures in Central Java.

Moreover Kendal is an area that is mapped as a manufacturing and service area.

"With the entry of investment into Central Java, an opportunity for Central Java, how to create jobs wide," he said.

Sujarwanto argued, the entry of industrial parks in Central Java the process is very long. Including efforts to convince Jababeka Group to enter and manage an industrial estate also with a very long time.

But after walking up until now, he is very optimistic that this KIK will be the center of new economic development in Central Java.

In Central Java itself it has created a policy called the Policy Zoning Investment. Where to make the area Kedung Sepur (Kendal, Ungaran, Semarang, and Purwodadi) became the center of manufacturing industry and services.

It is expected that in KIK, the growing industries will be manufacturing and manufacturing industries.

As for the Semarang, developed service industry that supports the manufacturing industry. Because of the Pantura road factor which is the main line of distribution, so in the area developed the manufacturing sector. While Central Java for the western region, many marine products produced, including seaweed, so that the west developed maritime-based industries.

As for Central Java in the south, plantation-based industries will be developed. As in the area of ​​Cilacap, Banyumas, and Kebumen.

For Purworejo area, to Temanggung and Wonosobo, developed an agro-business and tourism-based industries. Furthermore, for Solo and surrounding areas, developed industries based on creative industries and tourism. And in Central Java in the North and East, is concentrated as an area for mining and energy resource management and timber industries.

"Such is the roadmap and blue print of the Zoning Investment Policy that we set, which we hope can be implemented well," he said.

Another hope is Sujarwanto, with the KIK, then Kendal will be the center of the development of all these industries.

"We are very confident that Jababeka's presence in the industrial area of ​​Kendal becomes an industrial backbone in Central Java," he said.