Jointly developed with ProLH GTZ, Jababeka Industrial Estate is the first modern Indonesian eco-industrial estate under a technical cooperation program. It is collaboratively established by Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and the Republic of Germany is planning to turn Kendal in Central Java into a ‘fashion city.’

As Jababeka president and director S D Darmono says his company would build a textile complex in the small city to provide space for textile and garment manufacturers to develop their businesses. There will be garment factories that will be close to textile factories, a trade center and design training centers at the textile complex, he revealed after a closed-door meeting with Industry Minister Saleh Husin.

While Bandung, West Java, has long been known as one of the country’s garment and textile hubs, in the near future Kendal in Central Java may feature prominently on the fashion map. Known as a ‘City of Santri’ (Islamic students) for its ubiquitous Islamic boarding schools, Kendal may be transformed into a fashion city integrating all aspects of the textile and garment industry as a result of the plan.

As per the plan, a bonded warehouse is also expected to be set up near the complex, functioning as a location to stockpile raw materials for garment manufacturing.