The US $40 billion Giant Sea Wall in the Indonesian capital Jakarta is aimed at improving flood defences and enhancing urban development. Officially called the National Capital Integrated Coastal Development (NCICD) master plan, the scheme is in the bay north pf the capital. It is reported that Nantapong Chantrakul, the country director for Siam Cement Group (SCG) Indonesia, says the cement company is looking to supply material to the project, a joint project between Indonesia and the Netherlands.
The US $40 billion Giant Sea Wall in the Indonesian capital Jakarta is aimed at improving flood defences and enhancing urban development.
Officially called the National Capital Integrated Coastal Development (NCICD) master plan, the scheme is in the bay north pf the capital.
It is reported that Nantapong Chantrakul, the country director for Siam Cement Group (SCG) Indonesia, says the cement company is looking to supply material to the project, a joint project between Indonesia and the Netherlands.
The huge scheme also aims to improve the prestige of Jakarta.
SCG is said to have set up a marine concrete ready mix plant to design structures for sea environments, and it has already approached project contractors.
It claims that if it does supply materials for the Giant Sea Wall, it hopes that sales will go up by between 5-10% in 2016.
