Semen Padang (company)

PT Semen Padang is the state-owned company that became oldest cement plant in Indonesia, having been founded in 1910.^[2]

Padang Cement

Headquarters of Semen Padang in Indarung
Native name	PT Semen Padang
Formerly	NV Nederlandsch Indische Portland Cement Maatschappij
Company type	Company
Industry	production
Founded	18 March 1910
Founder	Carl Christophus Lau[1]
Headquarters	Padang , Indonesia
Key people	Asri Mukhtar (President Director)
Products	Cement
Production output	8,900,000 tons/year
Parent	Semen Indonesia
Website	www.semenpadang.co.id

The company owns the football club Semen Padang F.C., that competes in the Liga 1 (Indonesia).

History

The first logo used by NV NIPCM

Semen Padang logos when it was first established until the last time it was controlled by the Dutch

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.^[2] On 5 July 1958, the company was nationalized by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia. 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.^[3]

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.^[3]

On 5 July 2013, the company formally inaugurated the Semen Padang Hospital [id], the first international-standard hospital in West Sumatra.

Production

Factory Capacity

One of Indarung factories

The total production capacity of PT Semen Padang is 8,400,000 tons/year,^[4] making it the largest cement producer in Indonesia, with details are as follows:

1. Indarung II Factory = 860,000 tons / year
2. Indarung III Factory = 720,000 tons / year
3. Indarung IV Factory = 1,920,000 tons / year
4. Indarung V Factory = 3,000,000 tons / year
5. Indarung VI Factory = 1,500,000 tons / year
6. 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.