Semen Tonasa to build fifth cement plant
Cement producer PT Semen Tonasa will start construction of its fifth production facility with an annual production capacity of 2.3 million tons in April, Investor Daily reported on Tuesday.
The subsidiary of state cement producer PT Semen Gresik now has four factories.
The other three plants have a total annual capacity of 3.48 million tons, Director General of Downstream Chemical Industry Tony Tanduk said.
The cost of building the fifth unit is estimated to be around Rp2.87 trillion ($260 million) if using machines and equipment from China, but the cost will be higher at around Rp3.45 trillion with machines and equipment from Europe, Tanduk said.
Meanwhile, another subsidiary of Semen Gresik PT Semen Padang in West Sumatra plans to build its sixth production facility with an annual production capacity of 2.3 million tons.
Construction of the new plant, which will increase the production capacity of Semen Padang to 7.54 million tons, is expected to start toward the end of this year, Tanduk said.
The new factories planned by the two state companies are expected to be operational in 2011.
The subsidiary of state cement producer PT Semen Gresik now has four factories.
The other three plants have a total annual capacity of 3.48 million tons, Director General of Downstream Chemical Industry Tony Tanduk said.
The cost of building the fifth unit is estimated to be around Rp2.87 trillion ($260 million) if using machines and equipment from China, but the cost will be higher at around Rp3.45 trillion with machines and equipment from Europe, Tanduk said.
Meanwhile, another subsidiary of Semen Gresik PT Semen Padang in West Sumatra plans to build its sixth production facility with an annual production capacity of 2.3 million tons.
Construction of the new plant, which will increase the production capacity of Semen Padang to 7.54 million tons, is expected to start toward the end of this year, Tanduk said.
The new factories planned by the two state companies are expected to be operational in 2011.