InfoSAWIT, KONAWE SELATAN –For the first time, palm oil factory (POF) in District of South Konawe would be constructed. PT Merbau Jaya Indah Raya would construct it in Village of Larepako, Sub district of Laeya, District of South Konawe.
The first stone was done by the Regent, Surunuddin Dangga on Monday (2/10). It was the moment to increase the economy in the region.
Surunuddin said, the factory would increase the economy of the people. In addition, the cooperation is that the people’s harvest would be bought by the company in standard price.
“The company is hoped to hire the local workers so that it could decrease the unemployment and the cooperation could welfare the people,” he said, as quoted from sultrakini.com.The construction of the factory would spend 18 months.
Director of PT Merbau Jaya Indah Raya, Bambang Noto Bandrianto said, the POF would be the first factory and the third one nationally built by the company. The construction is in modern design compared to the others. The company has about 6.300 hectares of main areas, and 1.500 hectares of plasma areas within the credits from Bank Mandiri.
"We also thanked the Regional Governmnet of South Konawe for making the cooperation. By making patnership with independent plasma, if it is seriously done, the region would develop fast and the people would be better,” Bambang said.
The first stone was attended by Vice Regent of South Konawe, Arsalim Arifin; Chairman of South Konawe Legislators, Irham Kalenggo;Head of Sub district of Laeya, Asbauri Tamburaka; Head of Sub district of Palangga Abd Jalil; and other officers and from the company.(T3)
