Inaugurated by Jokowi, this is the ‘Sultan’ of the Owner of the Giant Sugar Factory in Bombana

Bisnis.com, JAKARTA – President Joko Widodo opened the largest sugar factory in Indonesia on Thursday (10/22/2020), which is located in Bombana, southeast Sulawesi. Who is the rich businessman who owns the factory?

Based on a press release from the Palace, Jokowi appreciated the construction of a sugar factory operated by PT Alam Gemilang. The president praised the businessman because he had the courage to open a business in a relatively remote location.

“This is courage. Courage opens an investment and a venture in this place [Bombana]. This is what we must cherish and cherish, “he said in a quoted press release. Deal, this afternoon.

As for the notes Deal, the owner of the sugar factory has the full name of PT Prima Alam Gemilang. The company is a subsidiary of PT Jhonlin Batu Mandiri (Jhonlin Group). The Jholin Group is owned by Andi Syamsuddin Arsyad.

This wealthy businessman from Bone, South Sulawesi, is usually called Haji Isam. In fact, he is famous as a coal miner in Batu Licin, South Kalimantan. In fact, its head office from the beginning in Jakarta was moved to Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan.

PT Jhonlin Group is the parent company of your business. The company has several lines of business and business units in various fields, such as coal mining, port services, offshore loading / unloading, and the infrastructure business.

Haji Isam also owns PT Jhonlin Agro Mandiri, which is engaged in the processing of rubber crumbs and palm oil (crude palm oil). He is also known for owning a private jet.

According to the information, Haji Isam, who likes racing cars, has a collection of cars worth billions of rupees for the Jhonlin Racing Team, which has world-class facilities at Batu Licin.

Apart from businessmen, Haji Isam is a politician. He is a member of the National Mandate Party (PAN). He had caused a stir by the support of the PAN South Kalimantan Regional Council for the couple Joko Widodo and Ma’ruf Amin in the 2019 presidential elections.

This is because PAN officially dropped support for Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno. Haji Isam is also listed as former Deputy Treasurer of the National Campaign Team or Jokowi – Ma’ruf Amin. However, it was recently reported that Haji Isam resigned from the PAN.

Activities of the sugar factory owned by PT Prima Alam Gemilang in Bombana, Southeast Sulawesi. / Business

GIANT FACTORY

Returning to the question of the Haji Isam company in Bombana, this sugar factory has a production capacity of 12,000 tons of cane per day (TCD). This is the largest production volume sugar factory in Indonesia, owned by national entrepreneurs.

In no uncertain terms, the factory that has been built since 2016 has an investment value of around 5 trillion IDR. Raw materials come from the plasma core of sugarcane producers that cover an area of ​​22,797 hectares. This factory is said to have the capacity to absorb 15,000 workers.

Earlier, PT PAG Bombana President and Director Arif Efendi said that the Bombana sugar factory was already using advanced technology supported by automation. This is in accordance with the implementation of the Making Indonesia 4.0 roadmap.

“So that we can produce products with incumsa below 100 IU and total Losis below 1.8 sugar poles,” he said in a press release, on Wednesday (8/26/2020).

The current sugar production in Indonesia is 2.2 million tons per year, while the domestic demand for sugar reaches 5.8 million tons per year, so there is still a high deficit to meet the demand.