Cibinong to boost cement sales

Cibinong to boost cement sales

SEMARANG (JP): Publicly listed cement producer PT Semen
Cibinong expected to increase the volume of its domestic sales to
25 million tons of cement this year from about 22.3 million tons
last year, a senior executive said.

Semen Cibinong's marketing director Rusli Setiawan said on
Thursday that the company would further strengthen its grip in
Central Java and Yogyakarta to fulfill this target.

"By strengthening our market in this region we hope to keep
ahead of the competition," he told a media conference.

Semen Cibinong's products -- the Kujang brand and Borobudur
brand -- faces tough competition from cement producers PT Semen
Tiga Roda and PT Semen Gresik.

Borobudur brand is produced by Semen Cibinong's wholly owned
subsidiary PT Semen Nusantara.

The company operates four cement factories in Narogong, West
Java and two factories in Cilacap, Central Java run by Semen
Nusantara. (har/tnt)