Groundbreaking ceremony will take place soon for the Rp3.5 trillion project."Padang, West Sumatra (ANTARA News) - Cement company PT Semen Padang said construction of its sixth factory, Indarung VI, will start by the end of 2013.
The new production unit will increase the company`s production capacity to meet growing demand for cement, Munadi Arifin, the president of the subsidiary of state cement producer PT Gresik, said here on Tuesday.
"Groundbreaking ceremony will take place soon for the Rp3.5 trillion project," Munadi said.
He said currently PT Semen Padang has a production capacity of 6.5 million tons, not enough to meet the market demand.
Indarung VI will have a production capacity of 3.5 million tons a year bringing the company`s total production capacity to 10.5 million tons, he said.
The new factory will also means new jobs to ease unemployment problem and help boost economic growth in the region, he said.
The factory will open new jobs for around 200 workers, he added.
Earlier in mid June, a ground breaking ceremony already took place to mark the start of construction a cement mill of PT Semen Padang in Dumai, Riau with a capacity of 900,000 tons a year.
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