China Cement Investments to Watch
Anhui Conch Cement Company Ltd is one of the largest cement producers in the region. It generated net profit of RMB8.2 billion from sales revenue of RMB43.7 billion in nine months of 2014. For a comparison, Semen Indonesia (SMGR), the largest cement player in...LPG Industry Players in Indonesia (3): Tuban LPG
PT Tuban LPG Indonesia is one of the largest private-owned liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) plants by design capacity in Indonesia. The plant is located adjacent to the dormant condensate splitter and aromatic centre operated by the troubled PT Trans Pacific...IDD Project: When Chevron Met Jokowi
President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo received a delegation from Chevron led by CEO John S Watson at the State Palace Friday (Jan 9). Like the previous meeting with VP Jusuf Kalla, Chevron discussed its oil and gas investments and legal case with the President....The World Against Minister Jonan?
We’ve been reading headlines in several news outlets that are unfavorable to Minister of Transportation Ignasius Jonan. The Minister has been under intense scrutiny for some of his policies in light of the accident involving Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501. Some...
Food Seasoning Players to Watch
Indonesia’s food and beverage industry continues to attract foreign investments. The most recent is commercial operation of PT Kewpie Indonesia, a joint venture between Mitsubishi Corporation and the Kewpie Group, in the production of mayonnaise, dressings, and...Freeport Indonesia’s New Head & His Predecessors
PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) appointed former deputy chief of Indonesia’s national intelligence agency (BIN), retired Vice Air Marshal Maroef Sjamsoeddin, president director. The announcement made it into various major news outlet yesterday (Jan. 8) afternoon. Let’s...Hospital Groups to Watch
Media reported in the past two days that Mitra Keluarga Hospital Group will soon offer its shares to public through IPO, seeking up to US$300 million. Other hospital groups might follow through IPO or private placements. Mitra Keluarga has reportedly appointed Morgan...QZ8501, Beyond the Crash: Insurance Part II
The Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK) is closely monitoring the claim & disbursement of insurance for the victims of crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501. Firdaus Djaelan, the chief executive of OJK’s supervision of non-banking industry division, told...