Who We Are
Indonesia Salt Institute (IISI) is a non-profit organization founded by Prof. Dr. Ir. Rachmat Pambudy, MS (currently the Minister of National Development Planning / Head of Bappenas), Mr. Wahyu Sakti Trenggono (Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries), and Mr. Abraham Moose (President Director of PT Garam Persero).
The Salt Institute is an initiative supported by Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries under Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono. It aligns with the national strategy for salt self-sufficiency and industrial downstream development. By integrating government, industry, and academia, the Institute aims to strengthen research, innovation, and value-added salt applications—from food and pharmaceuticals to cosmetics and battery materials.
IISI serves as a Center of Excellence for the development of salt and salt-based industries in Indonesia and
Southeast Asia.
Partnership
Strategic Partnership with K-UTEC AG
IISI, in close collaboration with PT Garam (Persero), has partnered with K-UTEC Salt Technologies, Germany.
This partnership supports both intensification and extensification of salt production. Intensification is focused on existing salt fields in East Java, while extensification is being developed in Nusa Tenggara Barat and Nusa Tenggara Timur provinces.
Memorandum of understandingMemorandum of understanding
MoU Signing
with Regional Governments and K-UTEC
On October 7, 2025,
at the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas),
a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between PT Garam (Persero) and regional governments of NTT, including Kupang (Bipolo), Rote Ndao, Sabua Rajua, and Timor Tengah Utara.
