Central Sulawesi to have first cement factory

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Central Sulawesi to have first cement factory

The Governor of Central Sulawesi, Longki Djanggola (red-center batik) together with investors and top officials of the Central Sulawesi Provincial Government, took a picture together on Monday (13/8) after receiving Chinese investors who would build a cement factory in Banggai. (Antaranews Sulteng/Humas Pemprov Sulteng/)

Palu, C. Sulawesi,(Antaranews Sulteng) - A Chinese company in cooperation with PT. Banggai Citra Lestari will build a cement factory in the district of Banggai, the first cement factory in the province.

"We already carried out survey for location in the sub-district of Balantak and we already have the mining license," Budi Kurniadi, CEO of PT. Banggai Citra Lestari said at a meeting with Central Sulawesi Governor Longki Djanggola here on Monday.

Budi Kurniadi was accompanied by the project manager Wang Yong at the meeting with the governor.

He said his company and the unnamed Chinese partner would build a factory with a production capacity of 9 million tons of cement a year.

Governor Longki Djanggola said he appreciated the plan and pledged to facilitate implementation of the project .