The company`s President Director Jobi Triananda Hasjim noted in a statement here on Monday that the record had surpassed the average growth of the country`s industry at five percent in 2018.
"The growth of SMBR sales volume this year is one of the highest in the industry sector," Hasjim pointed out.
In December 2018, the company`s cement sales had reached 220,737 tons, or up 22 percent as compared to December 2017.
According to data of the Indonesian Cement Association, as of November, SMBR`s market share has continued to increase and led the markets in South Sumatra and Lampung, with 54 percent and 26 percent shares respectively.
Moreover, market shares in Jambi were recorded at 14 percent; Bengkulu, eight percent; and Bangka Belitung, five percent.
"The growth in sales volume has surpassed the rise in demand in all its marketing regions," Jobi added.
Reporting by Afut Syafril Nursyirwan, sri Haryati
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