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        "id": 1708164,
        "msgid": "pupuk-kaltim-soda-ash-project-to-substitute-imports-and-accelerate-downstreaming-1777452687",
        "date": "2026-04-29 15:21:41",
        "title": "Pupuk Kaltim: Soda Ash Project to Substitute Imports and Accelerate Downstreaming",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Business",
        "summary": "PT Pupuk Kalimantan Timur (Pupuk Kaltim) is developing a soda ash factory to reduce Indonesia's reliance on imports, which currently stand at around 1 million tonnes annually until 2025, while enhancing the value added of ammonia-based industries. The project, located in the Kaltim Industrial Estate in Bontang, East Kalimantan, will produce 300,000 tonnes of soda ash and ammonium chloride per year, absorbing 174,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually to support decarbonisation efforts and creating jobs for up to 800 workers during construction. This initiative is expected to boost state revenues, promote economic growth through increased domestic content, save foreign exchange, and expand the company's product portfolio.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - PT Pupuk Kalimantan Timur (Pupuk Kaltim\/PKT) is\nconfident that the development of the soda ash factory currently under\nconstruction represents a strategic step in reducing import dependency\nwhile accelerating the downstreaming of ammonia-based industries\ndomestically. VP of Business Development at Pupuk Kaltim, Astri\nAgustina, in Jakarta on Wednesday, explained that the construction of\nthe soda ash factory is driven by the high national demand that still\nrelies on foreign supplies. Based on data from the Central Statistics\nAgency (BPS), Indonesia will continue to import around 1 million tonnes\nof soda ash per year until 2025. \u201cTo reduce Indonesia\u2019s dependency on\nsoda ash imports, this can be seen from BPS data showing that until\n2025, Indonesia will still import about 1 million tonnes of soda ash\nfrom abroad. This is also part of the downstreaming of ammonia products\nthat increases value added,\u201d she said. She added that this project will\nenhance value added by utilising 105,000 tonnes of ammonia per year. In\naddition, the factory will support the company\u2019s decarbonisation\nprogramme by absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from existing\nplants, up to 174,000 tonnes per year, to be used as raw material for\nproduction. Not only will it produce soda ash, but the facility will\nalso manufacture ammonium chloride, which can be used as a raw material\nfor nitrogen fertiliser or applied directly as fertiliser. Furthermore,\nfrom a business perspective, the presence of this factory is expected to\nincrease the company\u2019s revenue through sales of soda ash and ammonium\nchloride, while expanding the product portfolio and new markets. Astri\noutlined that the production capacity of the soda ash and ammonium\nchloride factory is 300,000 tonnes per year each. The project is located\nin the Kaltim Industrial Estate (KIE) in Bontang, East Kalimantan,\neffective from June 2025, and targeted to commence commercial operations\nin March 2028. She further explained that this project will provide\nsignificant multiplier effects. From the government\u2019s side, it has the\npotential to increase state revenues, drive economic growth through\nhigher Domestic Component Levels (TKDN), and save foreign exchange\nthrough import substitution. Meanwhile, from a social perspective, the\nproject is estimated to absorb up to 800 workers during construction and\naround 100 during operations. Additionally, this project will increase\nthe utilisation of industrial salt to 350,000 tonnes per year. Besides\nthis project, the company is also carrying out a revamp of Ammonia Plant\n2 and preparing expansions in fertiliser production capacity to support\nfuture industrial needs.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pupuk-kaltim-soda-ash-project-to-substitute-imports-and-accelerate-downstreaming-1777452687",
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