In the near term, Aneka Tambang (Antam) company will finish is located southeast sulawesi Pomalaa nickel iron smelter (smelter Ferronikel) project, since 2014 to build the smelter project.

 

Antam company DE cold kono. Sudhir about spindle (Trenggono Sutioso) said that from the eight engineering construction, there are only a project has not been built, namely hair power 2 x 30 megawatts (MW) of steam power plant (PLTU), now, the project has entered the final stage, will test in the near future. "In March of this year, the progress has reached to 99.28%, will be completed in two weeks."

 

Antam eight engineering construction, including port and other facilities, in the first seat belt conveyor, belt conveyors, nickel iron (Feni - I) smelter, electric furnace, electric smelting furnace), oxygen plant, oxygen plant) and power stations, a total investment of $573 million.

 

Cold kono claimed that, in fact, Pomalaa nickel iron smelter has been operating, just hasn't been fully operational, at the beginning of June this year, the nickel iron smelter will be fully operational, Antam has set index, the smelter capacity of 9000 tons of nickel and iron. "As a result, the project will improve the Pomalaa nickel iron smelting capacity, from 8000 tons to 20000 tons, 10000 into a 20000-7000 tons to 30000 tons."

 

Besides expansion Pomalaa nickel and iron smelters, Antam company is planning to build the new smelter, for example, on April 19 this year, the company has with the German fule (Ferrostaal) and project development agreement Cronimet (PDA).

 

, cold kono said the cooperation with fule and Cronimet purpose is for the construction of nickel containing at least 15% of the rate of nickel and iron smelters. "Still in Pomalaa factory site."

 

With fule and Cronimet cooperation, Antam company will supply material requirement for the factory, the nickel ore containing rate at least 1.6%, "in addition, the factory is responsible for the operation and maintenance by Antam company still."

 

The cooperation project investment of $800 million, Antam will hold 25% of the company, at the same time, fule and Cronimet hold 75%, according to the plan, the factory will put 1.85 million tons of nickel ore processing become 10000 10000 tons of nickel and iron.