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Semen Indonesia targets Bangladesh acquisition

03 June 2014, Published under Cement News

Semen Indonesia is looking to acquire a cement plant in Bangladesh to strengthen its position in the Asian market. President director, Dwi Soetjipto, told local press that it hopes to complete the purchase later this year or early in 2015. The factory in question is reported to have a capacity of 06.-1Mta. It is also planning to strengthen its regional grip by acquiring a cement company in Myanmar, the process of which is expected to be completed in July. In 2012, Semen Indoensia make it...

Semen Indonesia inaugurates Banjarmasin packing plant

07 March 2014, Published under Cement News

Semen Indonesia has inaugurated a new cement packing plant in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, taking the company’s total number of packing facilities to 23. The plant is estimated to have cost IDR120bn (US$10m), the company said in a statement posted on its website on Thursday. It has a cement silo equipped with two lines capable of packing 2200 bags per hour, the statement said. The new facility will also be equipped with a port that can unload at 300tph which is set to begin operations in...

Semen Indonesia net income rises 11% YoY

25 February 2014, Published under Cement News

Net income at Semen Indonesia rose 11 per cent in 2013 to IDR5.37trn (US$462m) from a year earlier as the company boosts sales through expansion and strengthens its market position. A 24.5 per cent increase in sales to IDR24.5trn was recorded by Indonesia's largest cement producer last year. Domestic shipments rose 3.2 per cent to 25.4Mt. The surge in sales helped boost market share to 44 per cent last year from 41 per cent in 2012. The company has recently expanded its Indarung plant in...

Indonesian president inaugurates Tonasa V project

19 February 2014, Published under Cement News

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia has officially inaugurated Semen Tonasa’s Line V project and power plant in Pangkajene Island District, South Sulawesi. Semen Tonasa, which is part of Semen Indonesia group of companies, invested US$289m in this fifth line which has a capacity of 8000tpd. The project has added 2.5Mta of volumes to Tonasa’s cement portfolio, bringing its  total capacity to 7Mta. New equipment, supplied by some of Europe’s leading technology providers, spanned r...

Semen Indonesia plans IDR4trn capex in 2014

30 January 2014, Published under Cement News

Semen Indonesia plans to spend IDR4trn (US$328.81m) to construct two plants in Rembang (Central Java) and Indarung (West Sumatra), the company’s CEO, Dwi Sutjipto, has said. Indonesia’s largest cement producer also plans to improve its distribution capabilities by establishing packaging factories in Balikpapan, Pontianak and North Sulawesi. Last year the company registered a net profit of more than IDR5.7trn, up 16 per cent YoY. Looking ahead, Semen Indonesia has said it is optimistic t...

Semen Indonesia in joint venture talks

24 January 2014, Published under Cement News

Semen Indonesia is in early talks to establish joint ventures with three potential partners, the company’s president director, Dwi Soetjipto, has revealed. Speaking to local press, Dwi said that three investors have “declared their interest to create joint ventures with Semen Indonesia,” including investors from Indonesia and overseas. Indonesia’s leading cement producer is still reviewing the proposals and has yet to make a decision on whether the partnerships would be the right strat...

Semen Indonesia eyes further Asian expansion

15 January 2014, Published under Cement News

Following the acquisition of a majority stake in Vietnam-based cement producer Thang Long Cement in 2012, Semen Indonesia is now setting its sights on expanding into Bangladesh as well as completing a deal in Myanmar this year. “We will probably acquire grinding mills in Bangladesh [...] but not this year,” Semen Indonesia corporate secretary Agung Wiharto told the Jakarta Post. Wiharto also said that Semen Indonesia is looking to acquire a cement company or establish a joint venture i...

Semen Indonesia anticipates double-digit 2014 sales increase

03 January 2014, Published under Cement News

Semen Indonesia expects an 11 per cent sales increase this year as the country’s leading producer enhances its distribution network to better serve expected increases in demand. The company said in a statement that sales might reach 31Mt this year, compared to 27.9Mt in 2013. Dwi Soetjipto, Semen Indonesia president director, said that the company is establishing its packing plants closer to customers to reduce costs and expand its sales network. In addition to 21 packing plants, the comp...

PT Semen Padang orders new line, Indonesia

31 December 2013, Published under Cement News

PT Semen Padang, part of the Semen Indonesia Group, has ordered a new cement production line with a capacity of 8000tpd from FLSmidth (Denmark), worth EUR40m (DKK 300m), according to a press release from the Danish equipment manufacturer. The plant is located in Indarung, just outside the city of Padang in West Sumatra, Indonesia.   The order comprises equipment for the main part of the production line, including a raw mill, coal mill, preheater, kiln, burner, clinker cooler and silo equipme...

PT Semen Indonesia

20 December 2013, Published under Cement News

For the second time PT Semen Indonesia has received the Gold award from the government’s Pollution Control, Evaluation and Rating (PROPER) programme. The award was given in recognition of the company’s focus on environmental management including reducing emissions, air pollution and carbon intensity, and the use of biomass, such as rice husks and sawdust, as alternative fuel.  Elsewhere, Thang Long Cement JSC, which is 70 per cent owned by PT Semen Indonesia, has exported 30,000t of bulk ...