PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (SMI) is a market leader in national cement market, gain appreciation in the form of a visit from the Director General of the Department of Industry Manufacturing Industry Base Harjanto. Thursday (8/5), the Director General with the Director of Downstream Chemical Industry Toeti Rahajoe and Chairman of the Indonesian Cement Association Santoso Widodo, had the opportunity to see first hand the conditions of SMI Factory in Tuban.readmore...

Guest from Jakarta, is accepted by Production Director of SMI Ir Suparni, and Tuban factory production employee. During the meeting, the guests receive input about the production. Start from production capacity, the availability of cement, as well as the current conditions in the production process.

Chairman of the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) provides an illustration by Widodo Santoso, current cement demand in Indonesia is in the range of 61 million tons. While the installed capacity of cement production in the country, about 69 million tons. From the description, it will not happen cement shortage or crisis, because there is still a safety margin of 5.5 million tons. He estimates that it will need in 2015 reached 78 million. " With the increase in demand of 10 percent per year, the demand for cement in 2016 will rise between 88 to 89 million tons, to a national market, " he said.

The increase in electricity tariff policy (TDL), a special industry, Directorate General very understanding if it is burdensome. But he promised, the impact of the increase will be the report to the Ministry of Industry. Directorate General understand, that the policy would affect the production cost increases.

SMI itself also had to anticipate that policy. To suppress the increase in electricity costs, SMI plans to build WHRPG (Waste Heat Recovery Power Generation) systems, utilizing the flue gas heat into electric power production. Through these innovations, will be obtained approximately 28 MW. " In addition to the factory is able to supply the electricity needs of up to 18 percent of the needs that exist, such inivasi also reduces carbon CO2, " said Suparni.

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