Jakarta, November 9, 2026 – PT Pupuk Indonesia (Persero), through its subsidiaries, achieved international recognition at the 31st Asia Pacific Quality Organization (APQO) 2026 event, held in late October 2026. The company’s innovation teams secured 17 awards with the highest 4-Star rating, along with one special Overall Best award.

Corporate Secretary of Pupuk Indonesia, Yehezkiel Adiperwira, said the achievement demonstrates how creative ideas developed by Pupuk Indonesia employees can provide solutions to various operational challenges. These innovations have contributed to improving business process quality, productivity, and operational efficiency while creating sustainable added value.

“These awards also demonstrate that the culture of innovation within Pupuk Indonesia Group continues to grow and thrive. We encourage all employees not only to carry out their responsibilities according to established procedures, but also to boldly introduce new ideas and creative solutions that deliver tangible benefits to the company,” said Yehezkiel, commonly known as Yezki, on Monday (November 9, 2026).

The 17 4-Star awards were earned by three subsidiaries of Pupuk Indonesia Group. Petrokimia Gresik secured eight awards through its innovation teams: QCC APFR, QCC CAPO, QCC FLEXPHOS, GIO INTEGRA, QCC PURGE GAS, QCC EXCELLO, QCP JET GUN, and QCP BOTUGA. Among these teams, QCC FLEXPHOS received both a 4-Star rating and the Overall Best award.

Meanwhile, Pupuk Kalimantan Timur received six 4-Star awards through PKM Ristex-PKT, PKM Black & Gold, GKM Binaper, PKM Smart Weld, PKM Syn-Eost, and PKM Liga Sembilan. Pupuk Sriwidjaja Palembang earned three 4-Star awards through PKM Boz A to Z, PKM Metallica, and GKM Elpepe.

Yezki added that these achievements reflect the company’s ongoing efforts to foster a working environment that encourages creativity, collaboration, and active employee participation. Innovation development is continuously supported through mentoring programs and internal competitions, providing every business unit with opportunities to identify challenges and develop practical solutions.

Pupuk Indonesia remains committed to embedding innovation as an integral part of its corporate culture across all levels of the organization. Employees are encouraged to cultivate an open mindset, proactively identify opportunities for improvement, and develop breakthroughs that enhance operational effectiveness and performance.

“Innovation is not simply about generating new ideas or winning competitions. It is one of the key drivers that enables the company to continuously strengthen its competitiveness and respond to the increasingly dynamic challenges of the fertilizer industry. What matters most is how these ideas can be implemented, deliver measurable improvements in performance, and become best practices that can be further developed and replicated across the organization,” he added.

Moving forward, Pupuk Indonesia will continue to promote innovation as a key component of its corporate transformation. These efforts include improving the effectiveness of business processes, optimizing resource utilization, and strengthening operational reliability to support long-term business sustainability.

According to Yezki, management support for innovation development will also be reinforced by fostering a workplace environment that promotes creativity and collaboration. This approach is intended to ensure that innovation evolves beyond individual initiatives into a collective and integrated movement across the organization.

Through its continuously evolving innovation culture, Pupuk Indonesia is confident in its ability to enhance operational excellence, strengthen competitiveness, and develop solutions to address future challenges in the fertilizer industry. These efforts also form part of the company’s contribution to supporting Indonesia’s food security and agricultural development.

“The highest awards are not the finish line for innovation, but rather a motivation to continue delivering even greater breakthroughs. We want innovation to become part of the DNA of every Pupuk Indonesia employee, ensuring that every idea and initiative not only drives the company forward but also delivers meaningful benefits to the nation and Indonesia’s food security,” Yezki concluded.

APQO is an international forum that brings together practitioners, professionals, and industry representatives from countries across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond to exchange knowledge and experiences in quality management and innovation. The 2026 event attracted more than 95 teams and 562 participants representing 96 companies from various countries, including Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Thailand, Australia, Japan, China, and the United States.