Antam's ISO certificate

Antam's ISO certificate

JAKARTA (JP): The state-owned general mining company PT Aneka
Tambang (Antam) yesterday accepted an ISO 9002 certificate for
its ferro-nickel plant in Pomalaa, Southeast Sulawesi.

Antam's president, Darmoko Slamet (right), said that the SGS
(Societe General de Surveillance) International Certification
Services of Switzerland awarded the certificate after carrying
out an in-depth assessment over the course of seven months.

The Pomalaa facility is Antam's largest nickel mine.

Darmoko noted that getting the international certification was
helpful for his company's preparations to go public next year.

Antam expects to raise about Rp 600 billion (US$255.3 million)
with the share issue, which will go towards doubling the
production capacity of nickel in matte to 22,000 tons per year.

Erik Rogers (left), the president of SGS International, who
presented the ISO 9002, said that Antam was one of 170 companies
in Indonesia to have been awarded such quality certificates, but
the first state-owned company. (13)