The discourse on reintroducing plastic taxes has resurfaced and is predicted to be implemented in 2024. This simultaneously opens the potential for increased prices of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) products, some of which use plastic packaging.

FMCG refers to consumer products that sell quickly and are frequently purchased by consumers over a short period of time, such as personal care items (soap, shampoo, toothpaste), food and beverages (nuggets, instant noodles, bottled water), and household cleaning products (detergent, floor cleaner, dish soap).

To address this, various innovations are being pursued, including the use of more environmentally friendly FMCG packaging. According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation report, by 2050, there could be more plastic than fish in the oceans.

As a result, the FMCG industry is moving quickly to take significant steps to ensure plastic does not pollute the earth. One approach involves conversion actors, manufacturers, and retailers actively seeking ways to create environmentally friendly products and increasingly sustainable supply chains.

By doing so, the FMCG industry helps to realize a circular economy: an economic system aimed at eliminating waste and encouraging the sustainable use of resources.

Through a commitment to developing increasingly sustainable packaging solutions for consumer products and connecting circular supply chains, FMCG companies of all sizes can meet demand while keeping harmful materials away from the environment.

Running a business in the livestock sector is promising and is the right choice. It turns out that this business has great opportunities and affordable capital so that the prospects are tempting. In addition, this business is also assisted by using a corn husking machine that simplifies the production process from corn raw materials.

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) noted that the consumption of chicken meat and eggs in Indonesia continues to increase every year. This shows that the demand for chicken as a source of animal protein also continues to increase. One of the main raw materials for the chicken feed business is corn. The raw materials can also be diversified into corn rice, corn flour, corn starch and so on. So to produce quality chicken feed, several factors must be considered, namely nutritional value, nutritional content, water content, and texture.

To start and develop a chicken feed business, the initial capital needed is to buy equipment, raw materials, and a place of business. Operational capital is the capital needed to pay for production, distribution, and promotion costs. Additional capital is the capital needed to carry out machine maintenance, product development, and so on.

Overview of estimated costs for each component:

Equipment: IDR 10 million – IDR 20 million

Raw materials: IDR 5 million – IDR 10 million

Business premises: IDR 5 million – IDR 15 million

Operational capital:

Production costs: IDR 3 million – IDR 5 million per month

Distribution costs: IDR 2 million – IDR 4 million per month

Promotion costs: IDR 1 million – IDR 3 million per month

Additional capital

Machine maintenance: IDR 500 thousand – IDR 1 million per month

Product development: IDR 1 million – IDR 2 million per month

Through the estimated calculations above, it can be analogized that if you want to start a business with a production capacity of 1 ton of feed per month, the costs that must be incurred are around IDR 20 million, operational capital around IDR 6 million per month and additional capital around IDR 1.5 million per month. So the total capital is around IDR 27.5 million.