1 min read – Inalum is Indonesia’s only state-owned primary aluminium plant, also called a smelter. It produces about 270 thousand metric tons of pure metal per year. The original technology used at the start of the plant, 47 years ago, is Sumitomo from Japan. Since then, Inalum has engaged in many programs of modernization and technological upgrades. Emirates Global […]
2 min read – What is the difference between traditional Consultants and Interim Managers? Everybody who has worked in a big corporation has already seen Consultants. They are usually the “Men in Black”, serious looking, impeccably dressed, mysterious, impressive. My first close encounter with them was in 2012, in France, when our CEO brought them in for an internal project. […]
1,5 min read – Local Content Requirement, or LCR, is a regulation aiming to boost the national economy by requiring imported products to have a part of their content made locally. In Indonesia, this regulation is known as TKDN “Tingkat Komponen Dalam Negeri”. In the Indonesian medical equipment industry, the LCR applies to public hospitals only and is currently at […]
1 min read – In the previous post we have seen the theory of the Blue Ocean strategy. Let us now look at this concept practically with two examples. B2B Indonesia is a significant player in the global mining industry and among the world top producers of coal, tin, nickel, bauxite, gold, copper, cobalt, etc. In the process, rocks move and bump […]
1 min read – It is annoying when people give up before even trying. In business, some companies think they have no chance to compete in the Asian markets. They associate Asian markets with low costs and low quality. They wrongly believe that high-end expensive products cannot be sold in Asia. First, they forget that big portions of Asian populations have high […]
1 min read – On 10/10/2023 La French Tech Indonesia will hold its annual summit in Jakarta. An event aiming to foster innovation, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing within the Tech ecosystem, with a special focus this year on … artificial intelligence (what else !? ). Book your seat here LA FRENCH TECH INDONESIA. La French Tech Indonesia has just released its latest […]
1 min read – TikTok, the popular video app owned by China’s ByteDance, is making strategic moves in Southeast Asia. In some countries, Tiktok faces challenges : it was banned in India in 2020 and is under threat in America. To bolster its fortunes, TikTok is eyeing Southeast Asia’s nearly 700m consumers. But TikTok’s ambitions in South-East Asia go beyond […]
1 min read – Among the several raw materials that shape ceramics, none is more iconic than kaolin clay. It possesses unique properties, including a fine particle size and high plasticity. Did you know that the word “kaolin” traces its roots to the Chinese word “gaoling” (高岭), signifying “high hill.” ? It was discovered over a thousand years ago, in […]
1 min read – Did you know that the global ceramics market is valued at 250 billion USD in 2023 ? It is projected to grow to 360 billion USD in 2030. The word ceramic has its origins in the Greek keramos, signifying potter’s clay. But ceramics today are far more than pottery, they are one of the foundational materials […]
1 min read – Last month, The Economist published an unusual and pleasant article on France’s economic hidden successes. Unusual because we see UK praising France and a journalist writing about what works instead of the usual and better selling approach of what does not work. Despite an aversion to change, a talent for revolt and an excessive taste for […]