InfoSAWIT, MAKASSAR –Provincial Government of South Sulawesi plans to build mini palm oil factory (POF). The plan is that it would be in North Luwu within the investment reaching about Rp10 billion.

Director of Regional Company of Agribisnis, Soeprapto Budisantoso said, Plantation Agency of South Sulawesi has agreed the plan to build the new business unit. The regional company develops palm oil areas about 500 hectares within mini POF.

“The location would be in NorthLuwu. It is planned to be built in this year. The rests have been agreed by the Regional Secretariat within further discussion with Asset, Law Bureau, and other related instances,” he said, as quoted from inipasti.com.

Soeprapto also confessed, his side is ready to invest more, reaching Rp 10 billion to build the mini POF. “Added by Rp 1,5 billion to nurse the plantation and maintenance the mechine in the POF for about one year,” he said in detail.

He also mentioned, nowadays business unit still focuses to trade seaweed. His side rents two warehouses in Parangloe to the seaweed business. The material is got from Takalar, Palopo andthe other seaweed centers. But he targeted, the finance of the company would be better in 2018. “Next year, the target is that the Agribisnis Company could donate to the regional budget by relying on the seaweed and palm oil sectors,” he said. (T3)