Petrokimia Gresik is a fertilizer company located in

Gresik Gresik Regency ( older spelling: Grissee, ) is a regency within East Java Province of Indonesia. As well as a large part of the northern and western suburbs of the city of Surabaya, it includes the offshore Bawean Island, some 125 km to the ...

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, which was initially established under the name 'Project of Petrokimia Surabaya'. The construction agreement was mutually signed on August 10, 1964 with the effective date on December 8, 1964. The project was officially inaugurated by the

President of the Republic of Indonesia The president of the Republic of Indonesia () is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Indonesia. The president is the leader of the executive branch of the Indonesian government and the commander-in-chief of the In ...

on July 10, 1972. Hence the date is ultimately commemorated as the anniversary of PT Petrokimia Gresik.

Early history

After the establishment of PT Pupuk Sriwidjaja located in

Palembang Palembang (, Palembang: ''Pelémbang'', Mandarin: 巨港 (Jùgǎng), Hokkien: 舊港 (Kū-káng), Jawi: ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra. The city proper covers on both banks of the Musi River in the ea ...

in 1959, the government also facilitated the construction of other fertilizer factories. The forerunner of PT Petrokimia Gresik since 1956 through the State Design Bureau (''Biro Perancang Negara'' - BPN). At first, the fertilizer plant built in

was called 'Surabaja Petrochemical Project'. The name of ''Petrokimia'' itself comes from 'Petroleum Chemical' which is abbreviated to

Petrochemical Petrochemicals (sometimes abbreviated as petchems) are the chemical products obtained from petroleum by refining. Some chemical compounds made from petroleum are also obtained from other fossil fuels, such as coal or natural gas, or renewable s ...

, namely chemicals made from

petroleum Petroleum, also known as crude oil or simply oil, is a naturally occurring, yellowish-black liquid chemical mixture found in geological formations, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons. The term ''petroleum'' refers both to naturally occurring un ...

and

natural gas Natural gas (also fossil gas, methane gas, and gas) is a naturally occurring compound of gaseous hydrocarbons, primarily methane (95%), small amounts of higher alkanes, and traces of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide and helium ...

. The Surabaja Petrochemical Project is determined based on MPR Decree No. II of 1960 which was listed as a Priority Project in the Pattern of National Development Planning for Phase I (1961-1969) and confirmed by Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia No. 260 of 1960.1 / Instr / 1963 and declared as a Vital Project in accordance with Presidential Decree no. 225 of 1963. Gresik was chosen as the location of fertilizer factories as a result of a feasibility study in 1962 by the Industrial Project Preparation Agency (BP3I) coordinated by the Ministry of Industry and Mining. At that time, Gresik agreed with the considerations, including: * Availability of 450 hectares of vacant land. * It is quite close to the availability of water sources from the main rivers of Java;

Brantas River The Brantas is the longest river in East Java, Indonesia. It has a length of 320 km, and drains an area of over 11,000 km2 from the southern slope of Mount Kawi-Kelud-Butak, Mount Wilis, and the northern slopes of Mount Liman-Limas, ...

and the

Bengawan Solo River The Solo River (known in Indonesian as the Bengawan Solo, with ''Bengawan'' being an Old Javanese word for ''river'', and ''Solo'' derived from the old name for Surakarta) is the longest river in the Indonesian island of Java. It is approximately ...

. * Adjacent to the largest fertilizer consumer area, namely plantations and sugar cane farmers because Java is the largest

agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

producer. * Close to the coastal area, making it easier to transport factory equipment during the construction, procurement of raw materials, and distribution of production by

maritime transport Maritime transport (or ocean transport) or more generally waterborne transport, is the transport of people (passengers or goods (cargo) via waterways. Freight transport by watercraft has been widely used throughout recorded history, as it pr ...

. * Part of

Surabaya Metropolitan Area The Surabaya metropolitan area or Greater Surabaya, known locally as Gerbangkertosusila (, from ''Gresik-Bangkalan-Mojokerto-Surabaya-Sidoarjo-Lamongan''), is a metropolitan area in East Java, Indonesia. It is the country's second-largest metropol ...

(Gerbangkertosusila), economic hub of Indonesia.

Products

PT Petrokimia Gresik has two product categories, namely

fertilizer A fertilizer or fertiliser is any material of natural or synthetic origin that is applied to soil or to plant tissues to supply plant nutrients. Fertilizers may be distinct from liming materials or other non-nutrient soil amendments. Man ...

and non-fertilizer. For subsidized fertilizer, PT Petrokimia Gresik produces Urea, NPK (Phonska), Petroganik (organic fertilizer), SP-36, and ZA fertilizers. As for non-subsidies, PT Petrokimia Gresik produces NPK Kebomas, ZK, DAP, KCL,

Rock Phosphate Phosphorite, phosphate rock or rock phosphate is a non- detrital sedimentary rock that contains high amounts of phosphate minerals. The phosphate content of phosphorite (or grade of phosphate rock) varies greatly, from 4% to 20% phosphorus pentox ...

, Petronik, Petro Kalimas, Petro Biofertil, and Agricultural Lime. For the non-fertilizer category, PT Petrokimia Gresik produces superior rice seeds under the name Petroseed and Petro Hybrid, as well as decomposers named Petro Gladiator. Not only that, PT Petrokimia Gresik also has a

probiotic Probiotics are live microorganisms that provide health benefits when consumed, generally by improving or restoring the microbiota in the gut. Probiotics are considered generally safe to consume, but may cause bacteria– host interactions ...

product called Petrofish to increase the productivity of fish ponds, shrimp. Petro Chick for

poultry Poultry () are domesticated birds kept by humans for the purpose of harvesting animal products such as meat, Eggs as food, eggs or feathers. The practice of animal husbandry, raising poultry is known as poultry farming. These birds are most typ ...

(

chicken The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated subspecies of the red junglefowl (''Gallus gallus''), originally native to Southeast Asia. It was first domesticated around 8,000 years ago and is now one of the most common and w ...

and

duck Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family (biology), family Anatidae. Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than swans and goose, geese, which are members of the same family. Divided among several subfam ...

), and Fit Rice, which is rice with a low glycemic index. PT Petrokimia Gresik also produces chemical products for various industries. Among them are

ammonia Ammonia is an inorganic chemical compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the chemical formula, formula . A Binary compounds of hydrogen, stable binary hydride and the simplest pnictogen hydride, ammonia is a colourless gas with a distinctive pu ...

sulfuric acid Sulfuric acid (American spelling and the preferred IUPAC name) or sulphuric acid (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth spelling), known in antiquity as oil of vitriol, is a mineral acid composed of the elements sulfur, oxygen, ...

phosphoric acid Phosphoric acid (orthophosphoric acid, monophosphoric acid or phosphoric(V) acid) is a colorless, odorless phosphorus-containing solid, and inorganic compound with the chemical formula . It is commonly encountered as an 85% aqueous solution, ...

, cement retarder,

aluminium fluoride Aluminium fluoride is an inorganic compound with the formula . It forms hydrates . Anhydrous and its hydrates are all colorless solids. Anhydrous is used in the production of aluminium. Several occur as minerals. Occurrence and production Aside ...

, liquid O₂,

dry ice Dry ice is the solid form of carbon dioxide. It is commonly used for temporary refrigeration as CO2 does not have a liquid state at normal atmospheric pressure and Sublimation (phase transition), sublimes directly from the solid state to the gas ...

, chloride acid,

oxygen Oxygen is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group (periodic table), group in the periodic table, a highly reactivity (chemistry), reactive nonmetal (chemistry), non ...

, nitrogen, hydrogen, and

gypsum Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate Hydrate, dihydrate, with the chemical formula . It is widely mined and is used as a fertilizer and as the main constituent in many forms of plaster, drywall and blackboard or sidewalk ...

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