JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – State miner PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) Tbk (ANTM) today commences the commercial operation of Chemical Grade Alumina (CGA) plant, located in Tayan, West Kalimantan.
This CGA plant is the first in Indonesia. Construction of the Tayan CGA plant started on April 11, 2011 with commissioning phase commenced on October 28, 2013.
Following the commencement of the commercial operations, the utilization of the plant will be gradually increased to ensure safety and operations stability.
The Tayan CGA plant is operated by PT Indonesia Chemical Alumina, a jointly controlled entity between ANTM and Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) of Japan. ANTM owns 80% shares of PT ICA and SDK holds the remaining 20%.
The CGA products will be exported as well as sold to the Indonesian domestic market. The chemical grade alumina produced by PT ICA will be widely applied in the production of functional materials and electronic materials such as refractories, abrasives, building materials, IC packaging, and materials for LCD
glass.