Indonesia: The ground-breaking ceremony for Semen Indonesia’s new Kupang cement plant has been scheduled for 10 March 2017. The governor of East Nusa Tenggara, Frans Lebu Raya, told the Antara news agency that the preparation phase for the project had been completed. The new line will have a production capacity of 1.5Mt/yr and it will be situated in the Bolok Industrial District. The project has a budget of US$150m and it will take about three years to build. The new plant is a join-venture between Semen Indonesia and Semen Kupang. Both cement producers already operate cement plants in Kupang.
