Innabridge to invest in Bitung City's coconut industry

Bitung Mayor Hengky Honandar, Bitung City Government Assistant III Benny Lontoh, and Bitung City Investment and One-Stop Integrated Service Agency (DPMPTSP) Head Pingkan Sondakh met with PT Innabridge Selaras Energi President Director Mutia Indaningsih and her staff at Tripel Sari Resto & Cafe on Mar. 25, 2025. The meeting was about Innabridge's plan to invest in Bitung City. Mutia stated that there is great potential in Bitung City.

"The great potential that we see in Bitung City, North Sulawesi [Province], is the coconut commodity," she divulged.

Mutia explained coconuts have been processed by many other entrepreneurs, but she considered the processing of coconut fiber in Bitung City to be suboptimal after having observed it. Therefore, Innabridge will prepare logistics in the form of ship investment.

"There will be ship investment so that it could reach the islands in North Sulawesi," she elaborated.

Mutia added that Innabridge plans to have an office in the Bitung Special Economic Zone (SEZ).

"For that we have prepared a budget of around Rp50 billion to Rp100 billion," he said.

Mutia also ensured that the company plans to employ around 50 to 100 local workers.

Meanwhile, Benny said in place of Bitung Mayor Hengky that the mayor was very grateful that there were investors who wanted to invest in Bitung City.

"We 100 percent support today's first meeting. Of course, the Bitung city government will help out for whatever is needed [by the company]. This is an initial step, if it is good there will definitely be other products," said Benny, who was also the former Bitung City Government Industry and Trade Office Head.