Meanwhile, Holcim Indonesia - part of the Swiss-based Holcim Group and Indonesia's third largest cement producer - has signed a contract (valued US $250 million) with German-based TyssenKrupp Polysius to construct the Tuban II factory in East Java. This new factory is expected to commence operations in the first semester of 2015, having a capacity of 1.7 million ton per year. Currently, Holcim Indonesia is in the final stages of establishing its Tuban I factory. This factory should start production in June this year. Together, Tuban I and II cost the company about US $800 million of investments.

According to analysts and data from the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI), cement consumption in Indonesia will increase significantly in the years ahead. Cement production in 2012 totalled 60.6 million tonnes, but this number is expected to increase to 78.5 million by 2016.

Largest Indonesian Cement
Companies
Domestic Market
Share
Semen Gresik             40%
Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa             33%
Holcim Indonesia             16%
Bosowa Corporation¹              5%

¹ private company

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