New Cement Industry Accounts for 11% in Construction Ecosystem, SIG Opens Opportunities for Global Collaboration in Building Materials Innovation

PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (SIG) is rolling out the red carpet at the INTERCEM Asia 2026 event as a platform to expand global collaborations in the development of building materials innovations and sustainable supply chains. This step is part of SIG’s transformation towards a more customer-centric business with high added value.

At the conference “Leading Sustainable Building Solution for a Resilient Future” as part of the INTERCEM Asia 2026 series on Wednesday (15/4/2026), SIG’s Deputy Director Andriano Hosny Panangian stated that building materials have a highly potential market in Indonesia. SIG continues to enhance its capabilities by introducing a variety of building materials product innovations and optimising its extensive operational network to support construction needs across all regions of Indonesia and even regionally.

“The building materials industry in Indonesia has a very large ecosystem, where the cement industry only contributes around 11 percent of the total building construction material costs, and there is still 89% potential from other building materials that can be developed. Meanwhile, SIG has the largest and strongest distribution capabilities and network in this industry. Therefore, SIG is moving towards a more customer-centric and value-driven business by continuously innovating to present derivative products,” said Andriano, quoted from his statement on Wednesday, 22 April 2026.

Andriano Hosny Panangian also highlighted initiatives to improve energy efficiency to be more adaptive to business dynamics. He explained that SIG places sustainability as a foundation in its operations, including optimising digitalisation and expanding collaborations for a sustainable supply chain.

The use of alternative fuels from biomass, refuse-derived fuel (RDF), and industrial waste in the production process is also being increased, along with the development of renewable energy through the use of solar panels and the conversion of waste heat gas into electricity (Waste Heat Recovery Power Generation/WHRPG).

In 2025, SIG successfully increased the thermal substitution rate to 9.77% from 7.56% previously in 2024. SIG also succeeded in lowering the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission intensity for Scope 1 to 561 kg CO2/ton cement equivalent, or a 21% decrease compared to the 2010 baseline.

Meanwhile, Scope 2 GHG emissions (indirect emissions from electricity) were reduced to 57 kg CO2/ton cement equivalent, or a 15% decrease compared to the 2019 baseline. This strategic step is taken to support SIG’s initiative in presenting environmentally friendly, low-carbon cement and building materials products.