Semem’s new Rembang, Indonesia cement plant is due to begin production within the next 12 months. Work on the IDR 4.60 trillion (US$ 329.46 million) facility is said to be 80% complete. The revised 2016 production start date comes after Semem had initially envisaged the first cement to come out of the site in early 2017. Once completed, the Rembang plant will be able to raise Semem’s cement production capacity by a further 3 million tonnes/year.
In order to reduce any social tension over the plant’s introduction, Semem has increased its corporate social responsibility fund by over 50% to IDR 20 billion ($1.42 million).
