Cement News tagged under: Indonesia
Indonesia cement sales rise 8.2 per cent in February22 March 2013, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian cement sales rose 8.2 per cent to 4.39Mt in February 2013, according to the country’s largest cement producer Semen Indonesia citing data from the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI). While growth has continued, February’s figure was the slowest pace of growth for six months. In the first two months of the year sales rose by 11 per cent to 9Mt. David Sumual, an economist at Bank Central Asia told the Jakarta Post that a slowdown in investment, particularly in government inf... |
ThyssenKrupp awarded new Holcim Indonesia cement plant project22 March 2013, Published under Cement NewsThyssenKrupp Polysius has won a contract from PT Holcim Indonesia Tbk, to build a second cement plant near the town of Tuban on the northern coast of the island of Java. The contract is worth around US$250m and the plant is scheduled to start production in 2015. "This follow-up order is proof of our good partnership with the customer and shows that our technological solutions and leading engineering expertise are supporting Holcim in the growth of the Indonesian cement industry. We are fi... |
Indocement nears completion of feasibility study for two plants14 March 2013, Published under Cement NewsPT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, Indonesia’s second-largest cement producer, has said it is in the final stages of a feasibility study to build two new plants. Company president, Daniel Lavelle, told ANTARA news agency that the two factories would have cement capacities of 2.5Mta each, one of which would be located in Central Java and the other outside. Mr Lavelle said that the expansion projects would also serve to maintain the company’s competitiveness in the market. Moreover, it to fu... |
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... |