Andalas stops production

Andalas stops production

JAKARTA (JP): PT Semen Andalas Indonesia of Banda Aceh ceased
operations on Dec. 7 when its power generators caught fire
causing the company to lose potential revenues of Rp 900 million
(US$125,000) per day.

An executive at Semen Andalas told Antara news agency that the
company had thus far lost potential revenues of Rp 46.8 billion.

"The potential losses will increase because the plant cannot
yet restart production."

The only cementmaker in the restive province normally produces
3,000 tons of cement a day. It supplied cement primarily within
Aceh, at around 25,000 tons per month.

The head of the domestic trade directorate general's Aceh
office, Ahmad Hasan, said that since Semen Andalas stopped
production, his party and traders in the area have transported
cement from outside areas, especially from West Sumatra
cementmaker PT Semen Padang and PT Semen Cibinong in West Java.
(rid)