Natural Ingredients Indonesia

The Ingredients Indonesia project supports Indonesian small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the seaweed, essential oils, and plant extracts value chains. In this 5-year project, CBI works with partners on a sustainable economic transition of the sector.

Indonesia is one of the biggest producers and exporters of natural ingredients. Since 2019, the project has supported the sector in meeting a growing demand for innovative and sustainable ingredients – for example, by developing new products that are sustainable and add value.

This project provides:

• Export coaching to SMEs via Indonesian and international export coaches;
• Support to the Indonesian Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Maritime Affairs and Fisheries;
• Support to 4 sector associations.

Project goals

The Natural Ingredients Indonesia project aims to:

• support the Indonesian natural ingredients sector in adding more value to its production and raw materials; 
• empower the sector to:
  • develop new products;
  • meet European Union (EU) buyer requirements;
  • apply more Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices. 

Project participants and products

A total of 21 companies are taking part in this project.

You can Contact CBI to find out more or contact these exporters.

Partners

CBI collaborates with ministries, sector associations and other organnisations  to carry out this multi-year project. Together, we develop the natural ingredients sector in Indonesia. We focus on improving sector collaboration and helping organisations improve and develop relevant trade services

Indonesian government partners

• Ministry of Industry;
• Ministry of Trade;
• Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries;
• Astruli: 
• Dewan Atsiri Indonesia (DAI) 

Other (international) partners

• The Import Promotion Desk (IPD);
• Association of Herbs & Traditional Pharmaceutical Producers (GP Jamu);
• The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO);
• The Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO Indonesia).

Activities

• Supporting sector collaboration;
• Export coaching related to business cases;
• Support SMEs in marketing and market access via training, matchmakings and trade exhibitions;
• Assistance in policy and tool development for traceability and sustainability. Also, assistance in obtaining sustainability or organic certifications;
• Training sessions and individual coaching on topics such as CSR basics and how to develop and analyse a CSR roadmap, new-product development, Holistic Supply Chain impact management and market engagement strategies.

Results 

Some of the project results achieved so far: 

• One of the participating SMEs, that offers essential oils, obtained EU organic certification and exported organic products to Belgium for the first time;
• Participating companies used the opportunity to show their products to European importers at trade fairs in 2022, 2023 and 2024. This helped them broaden their network and meet (potential) European importers.
• Some project participants are connected to Sedex. This means they are known for having good and responsible business practices. They also are registered with REACH, a European regulation that makes sure chemical materials, dangerous substances and other possible chemical pollutants are safe for the environment and human health.

Get involved as an importer

Are you a European importer interested in sustainable seaweed products, essential oils or plant extracts from companies in Indonesia? Contact us for more information or to meet with the suppliers in this project who are being trained to export to Europe.

Questions about this project

If you have any questions about the Natural Ingredients Indonesia project, please email us.