Friday, October 30, 2015

INDONESIA: Cement Production to Reach 30 Million Tons in 2016

PT Semen Indonesia CEO Suparni predicted this year`s company production will reach 30 million tons and is optimistic that sales performance will improve in Q4 2015 until next year.

“Next year we will increase the number to 5 percent. This year is at 28.6 million tons, so its almost 30 million,” Suparni said in Jakarta on Thursday, Oct 30. This is prompted by the abundant infrastructure projects that has started.

“Starting August 2015, we recorded an increase that continue to rise until this day,” said Suparni. Since August 2015, the company recorded the company’s production unit in Padang, Gresik, and Tonasa that have begun to achieve maximum utility.

Suparni also said the company started to supply some infrastructure projects whether it is worked by the government or private companies. “Those projects include tolls, dams, and others,” said Suparni.

Looking by the numerous infrastructure projects that have been worked on, Suparni predicts that next year’s company expenditure will be up by 20-25 percent. He also expects the company’s earning to increase around 5-6 percent as prices will also go up.

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