JAPFA Boosts Water Recycling and Clean Energy Use

PT JAPFA Comfeed Indonesia Tbk (JAPFA) is strengthening its water, waste, and energy management to ensure food supply chain sustainability amidst growing climate change risks. The company highlighted its commitment at the Indonesia International Environment Technology and Innovation Expo & Conference (INVIROTECH) 2026 in Jakarta. JAPFA reported a significant 94 percent increase in water recycling volume in 2025 compared to 2023, emphasizing water efficiency as crucial for operational resilience against water scarcity. The agrifood company views clean water availability as vital across its business, from farms to consumer products, and has invested in water recycling facilities, efficiency improvements, and rainwater harvesting. Rachmat Indrajaya, Director of JAPFA, stated that sustainability is key to business continuity, viewing recycled water as a concrete step toward operational resilience. He added that sustainability is not a trade-off but a way to realize the company's value of 'Growing Towards Shared Prosperity' amid dynamic climate challenges. JAPFA also reported diverting over 90 percent of its non-hazardous waste, approximately 137,000 tons, from landfills in 2025 through reuse and recycling. The company applies circular economy principles by converting unused poultry and fish parts into value-added products and utilizing livestock manure as fertilizer. In the energy sector, JAPFA is accelerating its shift from fossil fuels, phasing out coal since 2025 in favor of lower-emission sources like natural gas and biomass derived from candlenut and palm shells. Biomass currently accounts for about 35 percent of the company's total energy consumption, supplemented by solar panels with an installed capacity of 1.8 megawatt peak across its facilities.

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Every drop of water that is successfully recycled is a concrete step towards strengthening operational resilience amidst increasing water scarcity risks. We do not see sustainability as a trade-off for business, but as a way to ensure the value of 'Growing Towards Shared Prosperity' can continue to be realized amidst increasingly dynamic climate change challenges.