Govt builds another fertilizer factory

Govt builds another fertilizer factory

CIREBON, West Java: A spokesman for the state fertilizer
company announced on Wednesday that the Indonesian government, in
cooperation with the Japanese government, are in the process of
constructing a fertilizer factory worth US$260 million in
Karawang regency, West Java.

The project has been underway for the past two years and is
set to be completed by October next year, said Arifin, the
spokesman for state fertilizer company PT Pupuk Kujang.

The factory, which will be operated by PT Pupuk Kujang
management, will help the government tackle frequent fertilizer
shortages in the West Java area. The factory will be able to
produce 570,000 tons of urea fertilizer per year. -- JP