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DSM-Firmenich has opened a new office in Jakarta and expanded its Karawang manufacturing facility in Indonesia, strengthening its local food and beverage innovation and production capabilities.
The investments are intended to enhance customer collaboration, increase manufacturing capacity and accelerate the development of solutions tailored to consumer needs in Indonesia and the wider Asia-Pacific region.
The new Jakarta office brings together teams from DSM-Firmenich’s three business units – Taste, Texture & Health, Perfumery & Beauty and Health, Nutrition & Care – under one roof.
The site has been certified by the Green Building Council of Indonesia and includes dedicated customer co-creation and innovation spaces.
For its Taste, Texture & Health business, the new facility includes a baked goods application laboratory and a pilot plant for dairy ultra-high temperature (UHT) applications.
The site also brings together expertise in local sweet goods, savoury applications and flavour creation, supporting the development and testing of products for the Indonesian market.
The company said the new setup will enable closer collaboration with customers and help shorten the development process from consumer insight through to product prototyping and commercialisation. The Perfumery & Beauty business has also been expanded.
Timothy Elisafan, VP of Taste, Asia Pacific at DSM Firmenich, said: “Indonesia has been an important part of our story for more than 35 years. It's one of Southeast Asia’s biggest markets, and our new facilities will help accelerate our growth.”
Elisafan continued: “By expanding our innovation and manufacturing capabilities, we’re making it easier to co-create with customers, respond more quickly to rapidly changing consumer needs and bring new solutions to market faster.”
Alongside the Jakarta office opening, DSM-Firmenich has completed an expansion of its Karawang manufacturing facility, increasing production capacity to support customer demand.
The site has gained new drying technology for reaction and top-note products, which can process both high-fat and high-protein products. New culinary blending capabilities have also been introduced to improve production efficiency.
Sustainability has been incorporated into the expansion, with the Karawang facility now powered by 100% green electricity. The company said electric heating is expected to reduce CO₂ emissions by approximately 300 metric tonnes per year, while heat recovery technology is expected to cut energy consumption by approximately 16%.
Both sites were officially inaugurated this week, with DSM-Firmenich CEO Dimitri de Vreeze; Taste, Texture & Health president Maurizio Clementi; Perfumery & Beauty president and COO Emmanuel Butstraen; and chief communications officer Ingvild Van Lysebetten attending, alongside Indonesian and Asia-Pacific leadership teams.
