InfoSAWIT, SIJUNJUNG – Regent of Sijunjung, Benny Dwifa Yuswir officially inaugurated the mill of PT Surya Makmur Perkasa (SMP), Sunday (15/1/2023) in Banjar Tengah Nagari Aie Amo, Sub district of Kamang Baru, District of Sijunjung, West Sumatera Province.

In his speech, Benny told the new mill has 45 tons of fresh fruit bunch (FFB) per hour capacity and hoped to hire many local workers namely around Kamang Baru.

For him, the mill operational would also deliver the positive to grow the people’s economy and could significantly escalate their welfare. “Besides providing employment, it would escalate the regional income and the smallholders’ FFB could be bought,” he said, as quoted from Petisi.co.

Benny also realized that there are massive palm oil plantations in District of Sijunjung but the mills are limited. The new mill should also process FFB from the company’s plantations and from the smallholders.

“There have been two mills operating in District of Sijunjung within 30 tons and 45 tons per hour, it means, we have three mills now in our region. We know that crude palm oil demands increase in every year and it needs lots of mills,” he said.

Director of PT SMP, Hartanto mentioned that the operational of the mills would escalate the economy in the region faster. “We also commit to distribute our social investment through corporate social responsibility fund to empower the people around our company,” Hartanto said. (T2)