Vice President Gibran Visits Port and Production Facility Development Project in Tuban
JAKARTA — Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia Gibran Rakabuming visited a port and production facility development project by PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (SIG) in Tuban Regency, East Java.
The project, managed by SIG’s subsidiary PT Solusi Bangun Indonesia Tbk, will become a large-capacity cement export facility adopting cutting-edge modern technology to support efficient and sustainable export operations. The project has achieved 99 per cent progress.
Gibran expressed hope that the company would continue to maintain and even enhance standards and compliance in environmental management.
“Hopefully it will soon become operational and support increased national capability on the global stage and the sustainable development agenda, not only in Indonesia but also abroad,” Gibran said in an official statement on Monday (9 March 2026).
The port and production facility development project is part of a cooperation between SIG through its subsidiary PT Solusi Bangun Indonesia Tbk and Taiheiyo Cement Corporation, which has been in place since 2021.
With an investment value of Rp 1.4 trillion, the project encompasses multiple facility developments for both port terminals and factories. One key component is the increase in capacity of the Dedicated Terminal from 15,000 Deadweight Tonnes (DWT) to 50,000 DWT.
This capacity expansion involves the construction of new jetty trestles and jetty platforms connected to the existing jetty. To support production, the project also includes the construction of facilities such as a blending silo system with a capacity of 8,000 tonnes, a clinker silo system with a capacity of 15,000 tonnes, and two cement silo systems, each with a capacity of 18,000 tonnes.
Additionally, the project involves the installation of transport facilities including a tube conveyor system spanning 4.1 kilometres, a tripper conveyor, and a ship loader with a capacity of 1,000 tonnes per hour (tph), which will serve to transport bulk cement from the factory to vessels berthed at the port.
This synergy project with Hutama Karya is projected to enable the export of 450,000 tonnes of cement this year, with potential to reach 1 million tonnes of cement per year.
“This project will be an important milestone not only in strengthening distribution capacity but also in contributing to export market competitiveness and strengthening the company’s global distribution network amid increasingly competitive domestic market challenges and the overcapacity conditions facing the domestic cement industry,” Gibran concluded.