Djajanti cement in Brunei

JAKARTA (JP): Butra Djajanti Cement, a joint venture between Brunei companies and Indonesia's Djajanti said it controlled about 60 percent of Brunei's cement market.

Butra general manager David G. Overton said cement production had reached 1,500 tons a day since starting last June.

Overton said he was optimistic his company could meet the growing demand for cement in Brunei,Antara reported from the country's capital, Bandar Seri Begawan.

Butra's cement plant was built in 1993 for about US$60 million on a four-hectare plot in Serasa, an industrial district in Brunei Muara.

Djajanti group and Brunei Cement own half of the company. (02)