New palm oil factory

New palm oil factory

JAKARTA (JP): PT Tor Ganda, a Pekanbaru, Riau-based private
firm, is planning to establish a palm oil mill in Tambusai Timur
village, Kampar regency, Riau.

Company President D.L. Sitorus said permission to construct
the Rp 15-billion (US$6.15 million) plant had recently been
issued by the Investment Coordinating Board. The plant would be
established on a six-hectare plot of land, he said.

Sitorus was quoted by Antara as saying that 100 homes built
for employees were ready to be occupied.

The factory's foundations are still being erected, as are
containers to hold the palm oil.

Sitorus said funding for the factory, which will produce 60
tons of palm oil an hour, came entirely from the company's own
sources.

He said the plant's construction was scheduled to be opened in
September next year. (pwn)