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DHL business strengthens Indonesia, stays optimistic for the future

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Investing in Indonesia for further growth 

Collectively, DHL has invested close to EUR 140 million in Indonesia over the past 10 years. DHL Express, the Group’s leading express provider, has accelerated its investments in Indonesia. The company increased its workforce by 7% in 2021, and in 2022, has seen a further 13.5% growth in its employee base. DHL Express Indonesia further announced investments earmarked for in four facilities in Indonesia in the next 2 years. 

“We’ve been in Indonesia since 1973, and we’re still investing. We’ve earmarked investments of EUR 25 million for fleet replacements and four new facilities in the next two years, namely new Gateways in Surabaya and Denpasar, and new Service Centres in Bekasi and Tangerang. DHL Express Bekasi Service Centre was just completed in July,” said Ahmad Mohamad, Senior Technical Advisor DHL Express Indonesia, “DHL Express already operates 48 retail outlets and service points across key locations in Indonesia. Our investments will cater to growth in the cities, enabling us to better support our customers, in line with the economic growth of the country.” 

Sister company DHL Supply Chain (DSC) also previously announced plans to invest EUR 25 million for its upcoming 40,000 square meter facility in Cikarang, West Java. Due for completion in 2023, the DHL Maheswara Green Logistics facility is the company’s seventh multi-user facility in Indonesia. These large multi-user facilities are designed to support a broad range of goods from diverse industries, providing flexibility to a wide range of businesses operating in Indonesia. The new facility is also purpose-built, to feature sustainable solutions to reduce carbon emissions. 

Growing Sustainably – Green Solutions and People Investment 

“Sustainability is key to the DPDHL Group with a goal to achieve zero-emission logistics by 2050. The Group has previously announced it will be investing 7 billion euros in clean operations and climate-neutral logistics through to 2030”, promised Sivananthan SKS, President Director, DHL Supply Chain Indonesia. “Across all our businesses in Indonesia, new facilities are installed with solar panels, solar lamps, LED lights and other energy-saving solutions. Our sister company, DHL Express, has started using electric motorbikes and delivery vans, and plans to electrify at least half of its feet by 2024.” 

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