PT Semen Padang is the

state-owned company A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a business entity created or owned by a national or local government, either through an executive order or legislation. SOEs aim to generate profit for the government, prevent private sector monopolies, provide goo ...

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 association football, football club based in Indarung, Padang, West Sumatra. Founded on 30 November 1980, they currently compete in the Super League (Indonesia), Super League since 2024– ...

, 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

Republic of Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

. 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 (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 {{Indonesia-company-stub