As many as 12 Indonesian companies active in the waste management and recycling sector visited Germany under a business delegation program organized by EKONID.
The business delegation trip, which was held with support from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and econAN International GmbH, aimed to facilitate knowledge transfer between Indonesian and German companies on waste management and recycling, as well as to provide a starting point for future cooperation.
Held from September 19-23, 2022, the business delegation trip began with a briefing on Monday evening, followed by a Business Forum that was opened by econAn International GmbH, EKONID, and the Indonesian Consul General to Hamburg Ardian Wicaksono on the following Tuesday.
During this Business Forum, a number of speakers presented their possible contributions to the Indonesian waste management industry. Mr. Sebastian Frish from BlackForest Solution GmbH gave a presentation on the German waste management and recycling industry. Mrs. Wendy von Knorre from Euler Hermes AG provided information on the possibility of obtaining financial aid for the imports of capital goods from Germany. Marc Loskarn from EUWELLE Environmental Technology GmbH presented his company鈥檚 Mechanical-Biological Treatment solutions and Maximum Yield Technology. It may be noted that EUWELLE, a member of EKONID, is a partner of the Lulut Nambo Waste Management and Final Processing Site in West Java.
Following those esteemed speakers was Mr. Jan Gressman from Eggersmann Anlagenbau GmbH, whose company had worked with the Cilacap regional administration in Central Java on the implementation of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). The final speaker, Mr. Widyananda Suwito from Wehrle-Merk AG (also a member of EKONID), gave a presentation on leachate treatment for industrial wastewater 鈥� the technology of which was implemented in several Indonesian cities, including Sidoarjo, Jambi, Jombang, and Malang. The Business Forum concluded with a visit to MVB Rugenbarger Damm, a waste incineration plant, during which participants got a chance to network and have discussions.
On Wednesday, the delegation was accompanied on a trip to Ludwig Melosch Vertriebs-GmbH & Co. KG, a paper recycling facility located in the city of Pinneberg, 18km northwest of Hamburg. During the visit, the delegation received a personal welcome from the Mayor of Pinneberg Mrs. Urte Steinberg. Ludwig Melosch Group is a family-owned business that has been in operation since 1907. As the second largest importer after India, Indonesia is a major partner of Ludwig Melosch Group with 25 customers in the archipelago.
From Pinneberg, the delegation moved on to hanseWasser Bremen GmbH (Kl盲ranlage Seehausen), a wastewater treatment plant owned by the city of Bremen. At least 130,000 cubic liter of wastewater gets treated daily in the plant. Aside from the wastewater from Bremen, Kl盲ranlage Seehausen also treats wastewater from neighboring cities Lilienthal, Ritterhude, Stuhr/Weyhe and parts of Oyten and Achim.
On the fourth day of the trip, delegates was brought to FAUN Umwelttechnick GmbH, a producer of waste collector and street sweeper vehicles 鈥� including the world鈥檚 first hydro-powered waste collector. The delegates then continued onwards with a visit to Bremen鈥檚 Waste-to-Energy plant (swb Entsorgung GmbH & Co. KG) that, aside from household wastes, also recycles commercial waste and sludge to generate energy. The Bremen waste-to-energy plant incinerates up to 550,000 tons of waste to produce about 200,000 MWh for district heating, as well as 270,000 MWh in electricity annually.
The fifth and final day of the trip saw delegates visiting the Energiepark Heinfelde Biogas plant, which specializes in the recycling of animal and organic waste. The company also provides further waste management services through its subsidiary BSN BioService Nord, which specializes in the processing of retail food, canteen kitchen, and food trade wastes. In its operations, the company utilizes technology from Tietjen Verfahrenstechnik GmbH, which separates organic materials from other recyclable materials such as food packaging, allowing the company to optimize its output, which includes biogas or compost. The separated materials would then be thermally recycled.
Overall, the event was a success and the participating companies shared that they would be scheduling follow-up meetings with their German counterparts for potential future collaborations. In this regard, EKONID would like to thank all the participants and stakeholders who made the event possible.