Bakrie to build CPO plan

Bakrie to build CPO plan

JAKARTA (JP): PT Agrowiyana, a subsidiary of the Bakrie Group,
plans to build a crude palm oil (CPO) processing plant in Tanjung
Jabung in Jambi.

Agrowiyana executive Nano Priatno was quoted by Antara in
Jambi on Saturday as saying construction would start early next
year.

The plant will produce CPO from oil palm grown on the
company's plantations in the area, he said.

It will have the capacity to process 60 tons of fresh fruit
clusters into CPO per hour, but it will initially process 30 tons
of the fresh fruit cluster an hour.

Agrowiyana owns 2,400 hectares of oil palm plantations and
manages 13,000 hectares in cooperation with local farmers. Jambi
is the country's largest producer of CPO. (das)