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Chemical maker Clariant sets foot in East Java
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The head of specialty chemical maker Clariant's Southeast Asia and Pacific region, Dieter Seng (second left) takes the lead in cutting a ribbon during the opening ceremony of a bleaching earth factory in Java Integrated Industrial and Port Estate (JIIPE) in Gresik, East Java, on April 4 with (to his left and onwards) the Industry Ministry's director general for chemicals, textile and miscellaneous industry Achmad Sigit Dwiwahjono, Clariant executive committee Christian Kohlpainter, Swiss Ambassador to Indonesia Yvonne Baumann and Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) deputy for investment monitoring and implementation, Azhar Lubis. (JP/Stefani Ribka)
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witzerland-based specialty chemical producer Chemical set foot in East Java by opening a new factory under PT Clariant Absorbents Indonesia in the Java Integrated Industrial and Port Estate (JIIPE).
The factory, which is to produce bleaching earth, a chemical used to refine crude palm oil (CPO), will increase the firm’s national production of the substance by 35 percent.
The site in JIIPE is Clariant’s sixth in the country. It has five production sites in North Sumatra and West Java.
“By establishing our new site in JIIPE, we benefit from its integrated logistics facility that can shorten delivery time to clients in Kalimantan, Sulawesi and East Java,” said Christian Kohlpaintner, a Clariant executive, during a speech.
(Read also: Clariant to strengthen grip in RI with new factory)
Expansion in the country is important as Clariant Indonesia contributes 30 percent to Clariant’s sales in the Southeast Asian and Pacific region.
Most Clariant products are used locally and the remaining are exported to Southeast Asia and the Pacific region.
Besides bleaching earth, the firm produces chemicals for the plastics and coatings industry, as well as halal shampoos and hair conditioners. It produces a total of 450,000 tons of chemicals a year. (bbn)
