Encouraged by the national spirit and economic development, Indonesia needs on infrastructures and construction development have also increased. As an effort to actively involved in supplying raw building materials, Semen Merah Putih then build its first integrated cement plant in Bayah area, Banten.
This plant is built in the area of 500 hectares with production capacity of 10,000 tons clinker per day, or 4 million tons of cement per year. Besides that, the plant is also facilitated with port (special terminal) and has the dock depth up to 13 meters which is ready to contain ships with the weight of 30,000 dwt.
To mark the initiation of plant construction, PT Cemindo Gemilang as the producer of Semen Merah Putih held a ground breaking event on September 11th 2013 attended by Minister of Economics Hatta Rajasa, Minister of Underdeveloped Area Development, and a number of local officers and local leaders.
The construction of Semen Merah Putih plant is the only project Master Plan of Indonesia's Economic Development Acceleration and Expansion (MP3EI) in southern Banten with investment more than 600 million US Dollar and hired about 4,000 workers coming from the people of Bayah, Banten.
Therefore, Semen Merah Putih does not only contribute in supplying high quality raw materials for the country's development but also help developing economics and empowerment of the local people.
