JAKARTA - The Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) continues to strive to boost the competitiveness of the national industry through downstream minerals. One of them is by encouraging the construction of a smelter or refining facility for PT Freeport Indonesia in the Java Integrated Industrial and Port Estate (JIIPE) industrial area in Gresik, East Java.
"There are many downstream products that can be pursued, so that later in Indonesia there can be factories that will use the refined products from Freeport. The added value can be continuously encouraged,” said the Minister of Industry (Menperin) Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita in Jakarta, Saturday (10/10).
The Minister of Industry has reviewed the location of the PT Freeport Indonesia smelter project in the JIIPE Gresik industrial area, East Java, which was built on 100 hectares of land, as well as a supporting area of 120 hectares. The refinery to increase the metal content is projected to become the largest copper refinery in the world.
During the visit, the President Director of PT. Blessing the Manyar Sejahtera Area (BMKS) Bambang Soetiono said JIIPE is the first integrated area in Indonesia with a total area of 3,000 hectares, consisting of industrial areas, multipurpose ports, commercial and residential areas.
The plan is for the JIIPE industrial area to develop solar panels as an alternative to electricity supply with renewable energy. Solar panels will be built floating on top of seven reservoirs and on the roof of the factory. For this reason, the Ministry of Industry continues to coordinate with other ministries and institutions in the implementation of the plan. (LM)