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Rembang plant has environmental go-ahead

02 May 2018, Published under Cement News

PT Semen Indonesia says it has fulfilled all of its operational requirements at its 3.3Mta Rembang cement plant, Central Java, since last March despite a series of protests by locals over environmental issues. PT Semen Indonesia's corporate secretary, Agung Wiharto, said the company had obtained all permits to build the greenfield factory, including environmental ones. "Therefore, legally, no one can stop us now [from operating the plant]," he added after a shareholders meeting recently...

Semen Indonesia

26 April 2017, Published under Cement News

Semen Indonesia has said that it will open its new Rembang plant in Central Java in the first half of this year. The 3Mta plant, which has been plagued by delays, is currently awaiting environmental clearance, which it is due to receive this month. The news comes as Indonesian press reports reveal that GDP growth in the country is unlikely to hit five per cent in the opening quarter of 2017. High electricity prices are being blamed for subdued consumer spending, putting the squeeze on hou...

Semen Indonesia

28 March 2017, Published under Cement News

For Semen Indonesia, March has seen continuing protests against its new Rembang cement plant in Central Java. With its launch already delayed by a number of months due to complaints from local farmers, the company has agreed to postpone its opening until May or June while the issues are resolved. Local farmers fear the new works will compromise the quality of groundwater in the region. Semen Indonesia argues that it has offered a potential solution to this issue, as well as emphasising the r...

Semen Indonesia

27 February 2017, Published under Cement News

Following the revocation of its environmental permit for its new Rembang cement plant in January, Semen Indonesia’s President, Rizkan Chandra, is reportedly confident that the permit will now be signed following the company’s compliance with all outstanding matters. The company was asked to revise its addendum on environmental impact analysis, environmental monitoring plan and environmental management plan. With all requirements now met, Mr Chandra has said that failure to secure a signat...

Semen Indonesia halts Rembang construction

20 January 2017, Published under Cement News

Semen Indonesia has halted the construction of its plant in Rembang, Central Java, following the provincial government's revocation of the plant's environmental licence on 16 January. The company said it has complied with the government ruling despite having completed nearly 99 per cent of the plant. It is taking steps to submit certain required documents, such as an environmental impact analysis, required to obtain a new environmental licence.

Semen Indonesia

01 December 2016, Published under Cement News

Despite the government’s commitment to infrastructure development and low-income housing programmes, poor cement demand caused a 3.3 per cent YoY contraction in Indonesian cement sales in September 2016. According to the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI), domestic sales fell to 5.64Mt with a decline being seen in all regions except Sulawesi (+6.8 per cent) and Maluku and Papua (+10 per cent). These latest figures take total sales for January-September to 44.71Mt, up 2.95 per cent compared ...

Semen Indonesia to continue Rembang construction

12 October 2016, Published under Cement News

Despite the decision of Indonesia’s Supreme Court to cancel an environmental permit for Semen Indonesia's Rembang plant, the cement producer will continue the construction of the works. Semen Indonesia's Corporate Secretary, Agung Wiharto, said: "As a publicly-listed state owned company, the management will comply with the legally-binding court decision ...(but,) until we receive the official copy of the ruling, we'll continue construction.” The project represents an investment of ID...

Indonesia: Rembang protests continue

22 December 2014, Published under Cement News

Residents of the Rembang regency in Central Java, Indonesia, are continuing to protest against the planned construction of Semen Indonesia's greenfield plant in the area, according to the Jakarta Post. The report states that last week, hundreds of residents staged a rally in front of the governor's office on Jl Pahlawan, Semarang, protesting against the development of the 8000tpd factory. The protesters arrived in tens of open trucks and were grouped under the Central Java Food Sovereignty ...

Semen Gresik orders new silos for Rembang

11 August 2014, Published under Cement News

Indonesia's Semen Gresik has ordered three new cement storage silos from Claudius Peters for its new integrated works at Rembang, Central Java. Claudius Peters will be supplying three expansion chamber storage silos with a diameter of 24m and a volume of 20,000t each. Cement will be discharged into two mobile VME-type bulk loading stations underneath each silo. Separate aeroslide transport to the packing plant is also included in the contract. The new cement storage silos will be inte...