Sulawesi's cement plant

JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad yesterday visited the Bosawa cement project in Maros, South Sulawesi, which is scheduled to start production in July next year.

Mar'ie, who was on his way to a Golkar rally in the province, was received by Bosawa Group President Aksa Mahmud.

Aksa said the factory was designed to have an annual capcity of 1.8 million tons.

The factory is being built by South Korea's Daewoo. Construction started last August. (pwn)