Indonesia President Joko Widodo announced that a new 75,000 mt/y ammonium nitrate plant in Bontang, East Kalimantan, will cut imports of the material to 8% of total demand, from 21%, according to Bloomberg.
The plant is worth 1.2 trillion rupiah, or $76.3 million, he said at the plant’s inauguration ceremony on Feb. 29. The facility is jointly owned by the country’s three state-owned companies – PT Pupuk Kaltim, PT Dahana, and PT Kaltim Amonium Nitrat.