PT Semen Padang is the

state-owned company A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a Government, government entity which is established or nationalised by the ''national government'' or ''provincial government'' by an executive order or an act of legislation in order to earn Profit (econom ...

that became oldest cement plant in

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, having been founded in 1910. The company owns the football club

Semen Padang F.C. Semen Padang Football Club is an Indonesian professional football club, based in Indarung, Padang, West Sumatra. They currently compete in Liga 2. Stadium Semen Padang homebase is Haji Agus Salim Stadium. Sponsors Source: * PT Semen Pada ...

, that competes in the

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History

PT Semen Padang (Persero) was established on 18 March 1910 firstly named NV Nederlandsch Indische Portland Cement Maatschappij (NV NIPCM). The Company emerged to be the first cement plant in Indonesia. On 5 July 1958, the company was

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by the Government of the

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. During this period, the Company started to develop itself by increasing the capacity of Indarung I Plant to 330.000 tons/year. Next, the company developed the capacity of its production by erecting Indarung II, III and IV Plants which, unlike that of Indarung I, apply dry process. In 1995, the Government shifted its ownership in PT Semen Padang to PT

Semen Gresik PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk, commonly known as SIG, is an Indonesian cement company established in 1957 in Gresik, with the name NV Semen Gresik. In 1991, PT Semen Gresik was the first state-owned company to go public on the Indonesia Stock ...

(Persero) Tbk and in the same year approved the development of Indarung V. Presently, PT Semen Gresik (Persero) Tbk. owns 99.99% of the company's shares. The rest 0.01% is owned by Koperasi Keluarga Besar Semen Padang. The controlling share of PT Semen Gresik (Persero) Tbk. in the company (51.01%) is owned by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, while the rest 48.09% is owned by various shareholders.

Production

Factory Capacity

The total production capacity of PT Semen Padang is 8,400,000 tons/year, making it the largest cement producer in Indonesia, with details are as follows: # Indarung II Factory = 860,000 tons / year # Indarung III Factory = 720,000 tons / year # Indarung IV Factory = 1,920,000 tons / year # Indarung V Factory = 3,000,000 tons / year # Indarung VI Factory = 1,500,000 tons / year # Cement Mill Dumai = 900,000 tons / year The Indarung I Factory has been deactivated since October 1999, with consideration of efficiency and pollution. The factory which was established on 18 March 1910 in its production process uses a wet process.

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* Cement companies of Indonesia Semen Indonesia Group Indonesian brands {{corp-stub