Antam commissions Tayan alumina plant
Monday, October 28 2013 - 10:22 AM WIB
IDX-listed state owned mining firm PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (Antam) on Monday started commissioning its Chemical Grade Alumina plant in Tayan, West Kalimantan.
Present at the ceremony to commission the project were Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Jero Wacik, Minister of State Enterprises Dahlan Iskan and Antam?s President Director Tato Miraza, Antam?s Corporate Secretary Tri Hartono told Petromindo.com.
?Commercial operation of the plant is expected to start in April 2014,? he said.
The construction of the Tayan CGA project began in June 2011 and is intended to process Antam?s bauxite reserves to produce up to 300,000 tons of CGA per annum.
The Tayan CGA project is developed by PT Indonesia Chemical Alumina, which is 80 percent owned by Antam, 20 percent by Japanese firm SDK.
The project is financed with investment from both firm firms, a loan from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) as well as commercial debt.
The CGA products will sold on the export and domestic markets. While smelter grade alumina is widely used for the smelting of aluminum metal, chemical grade alumina produced by PT ICA will be widely applied in the production of functional materials and electronic materials such as refractories, abrasives, building materials, IC packaging, and materials for LCD glass.
Editing by Johannes Simbolon