Keyword: "salt imports"

According to Indonesia's Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the country imported about 936,000 tonnes of industrial salt containing at least 97% sodium chloride in the first five months of 2026, up 13.1% year-on-year.

Indonesia continues to face a shortage of salt and have to import salt despite having expansive seas, Director General of Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Textile Industries of the Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) Reni Yanita has said.