Cement News tagged under: Indonesia
Siam Cement Group to construct 1.8Mta plant in Indonesia01 March 2013, Published under Cement NewsThailand's largest conglomerate, Siam Cement Group (SCG) has said it is to build a new 1.8Mta plant in Indonesia as it seeks to gain a foothold in this thriving Southeast Asian cement market. SCG Chief Finance Officer Chaovalit Ekabut said the new plant will be in Sukabumi in West Java with a total investment of US$356m, The Jakarta Post reported Thursday. "We expect to start construction this year and finish by 2015. We hope to commence operations at this cement plan in the secon... |
Semen Indonesia to conduct equipment tenders for two new projects22 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Indonesia is to conduct tenders this year for the procurement of equipment for two new projects. The company is to add another line at its Padang works on Sumatra and will is also set to construct a new plant in Rembang (Central Java). According to Semen Indonesia’s director of finance, Ahyanizzaman, the equipment will most likely come from Europe. The tender for the new Padang line will be conducted in the first half of 2013, while the Rembang one is expected in the second ha... |
Starlinger & Co GmbH opens office in Indonesia20 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsStarlinger has opened an independent regional office in Surabaya, Indonesia, to enhance sales and service support for customers in Southeast Asia. Starlinger, whose headquarters are based in Austria, said in a statement yesterday, that 'PT Starlinger SEA' has been founded in response to the growing woven packaging market in Southeast Asia and is operating as an independent company. The new Indonesian unit will handle sales and service activities of both business areas of Starlinger, t... |
Indonesia posts another double-digit rise in monthly cement sales19 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsIndonesia reported cement sales growth of 15 per cent in January 2013 on the back of a boom in property development and infrastructure projects. Cement sales increased to 4.65Mt for the first month of the year, according to the country’s leading cement producer Semen Indonesia citing data from the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI). The January sales rise also follows 15 per cent growth recorded in December. In terms of regional dispatches, sales to the main island of Java rose 19.4 p... |
Semen Indonesia set to start construction of new Rembang plant18 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsSemen Indonesia is set to start construction of a new 2.5Mta cement factory in Rembang, Central Java, according to local press reports. “The construction of the plant will be started in the first quarter of 2013 and will go on until the first quarter of 2016,” Dwi Soetjipto told local news portal Liputan 6.com which was later reprinted in the Jakarta Globe. According to Dwi, the civil work, installation of equipment as well as electrical systems will be carried out by domestic contract... |
Semen Indonesia inaugurates Papua packing plant29 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsSemen Indonesia (formerly Gresik) has inaugurated a new packing plant in West Papua, Indonesia. Situated in Sorong and involving an investment of IDR162trn, the new terminal has a capacity of 2200 bags per hour with a cement bulk capacity of 120tpa. The plant is supported by a jetty capable of handling vessels of 10,000dwt. “This will further strengthen the company's existence and business expansion in Papua. This is part of our strategy to get closer to consumers”, the company said in a... |
Bosowa breaks ground on new plant25 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe Bosowa Group has kicked off construction of a clinker grinding plant in Sorong, northern cost of Papua, Indonesia, with a groundbreaking ceremony. The new plant will have a capacity of 0.75Mta and is scheduled to be operational by January 2014, according to Bosowa chief Erwin Aksa. The plant will be operated by Bosowa subsidiary Bosowa Sorong, and the output will be sold to consumers in provinces in Papua and Maluku. Cement consumption on the island of Papua is around 0.9Mta with p... |
Indonesia sales forecast to see double-digit growth hat-trick18 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian cement consumption is expected to continue its strong growth trajectory and rise by double-digits for the third year in a row, according to estimates by local analysts. “We’ve seen two years of two digit growth. This year, the cement market remains positive because demand remains strong, particularly in ongoing infrastructure projects,” said Gifar Indra Sakti, an analyst with PT Sucorinvest Central Gani said. Cement demand rose by 17.7 and 14.5 per cent in 2011 and 2012, res... |
Sinoma awarded contract for new Indonesian line14 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsSinoma International Engineering and Indonesian producer PT Cemindo Gemilang have entered into an operation contract for a new clinker line at cement plant in Banten Province, Indonesia. Under the contract worth US$350.1m, Sinoma International will provide a supply chain of a cement plant manufacturing sections and services to PT Cemindo Gemilang for its Bayah cement plant, at the centre of which will be a 10,000tpd clinker line. The Ganda Group acquired the Semen Kupang Cement (SKC) p... |
Gresik achieves record production in 201204 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsState-owned Indonesian cement producer PT Semen Gresik achieved record production last year and targets further increases this year, according to a senior member of the company. Cement production rose 18 per cent in 2012 to 22.6Mt and revenue is expected to hit IDR19trn (US$2bn). “We hit a record in terms of production,” said the company’s president director Dwi Soetjipto in Gresik early this week. Revenue reached IDR18.43trn in the first nine months of 2012 and net income was IDR4.55... |