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Semen Indonesia

02 July 2013, Published under Cement News

Cement sales by PT Semen Indonesia from January to May 2013 have jumped 17 per cent to 10Mt, up from 8.51Mt in the same period last year. This comes on the back of strong domestic demand that has already grown by 12 per cent so far this year. According to the National Cement Industry Association, overall demand, which stood at 60Mt in 2012, is expected to grow by 8-10 per cent in 2013. In 2012, the company recorded a 14.7 per cent increase in sales, exceeding the country’s average increase o...

Mixed first-quarter results for Indonesia's top three

06 May 2013, Published under Cement News

Indonesia's top three cement producers have posted a mixed set of results for 1Q13, as Semen Indonesia and PT Indocement report a rise in net profits but Holcim Indonesia feels the pinch from an increasingly competitive market. The country's largest cement producer, state-owned PT Semen Indonesia reported a 22.3 per cent increase in net profit to IDR1.24trn in the first three months of this year, thanks to a 20.4 per cent rise in sales volumes to 4.94Mt. The state-owned cement producer en...

Capacity increases boost Semen Indonesia's first-quarter sales

12 April 2013, Published under Cement News

Semen Indonesia, the country’s largest cement producer, has reported a double-digit rise in first quarter sales and has increased its market share thanks to new capacity additions. The company achieved record quarterly sales of 5.95Mt of cement in 1Q13, a rise of 20.4 per cent compared to 4.94Mt in the same period of last year, data from the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) shows. The rise was in line with increased sales across the Southeast Asian country, which increased by 8.6 pe...

Semen Indonesia to conduct equipment tenders for two new projects

22 February 2013, Published under Cement News

PT 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...

Semen Indonesia set to start construction of new Rembang plant

18 February 2013, Published under Cement News

Semen 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 plant

29 January 2013, Published under Cement News

Semen 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...