Regarding The PTBA DME Project, Komut: No Signs Yet!

Coal (photo: dock. intermediate)

JAKARTA - President Commissioner of PT Bukit Asam Tbk (PTBA) Irwandy Arif opened his voice regarding the continuation of the coal gasification project to dimethyl ether (DME) initiated by PTBA.

Just so you know, previously an American company, Air Products and Chemical Inc. decided to leave the coal downstream project in collaboration with PTBA and PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC),

Irwandy said, this project is bum to get a new replacement because it is still in the early assessment stage with various potential companies.

"Not yet. There are no signs (of changing the Air Product)," said Irwandy when met at Plaza Mandiri, Monday, September 30.

Regarding the news of an assessment with a company from China to work on this project, Irwandy said there had been no agreement with China because the assessment was still in its early stages.

"Nothing. If there is no DME yet. Just a very early assessment. It's still because the process is very early," said Irwandy.

Previously, the President Director of PT Bukit Asam Tbk, Arsal Ismail, said that his party was still in the process with several investors and carried out various studies with care. According to him, in making investments, it is necessary to review the economic side of the project so that it can run according to plan.

"To make this investment, we must also look at the economic side because the economic side should not disturb the finances of PTBA," said Arsal to the media crew, Wednesday, May 8.

Previously, Arsal said that the company from China, East China Engineering Science and Technology Co Ltd (ECEC) has the potential to replace Air Product.

"We are still doing research and development. From collaboration and research, we hope that there will be economic-scale innovation so that downstreaming can be carried out with strong support from the government," concluded Arsal.