KLHK Stops Illegal Metal Scattering Activities In Banten

KLHK officers sealed illegal mining in Banten (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) has stopped the activity of metal merger without a permit belonging to PT Xingye Logam Indonesia (XLI) located in the Modern Cikande Industrial Estate, Serang Regency, Banten Province. "The termination of metal smelting activity is a follow-up to public complaints related to alleged environmental pollution," said the Head of Sub-Directorate for Complaints and Control of Complaints from the Directorate of Complaints, Supervision, and Sanctions of Administration of KLHK Damayanti Ratinanda, quoted by ANTARA, Rau 10 May.KLHK stopped metal smelting activities carried out by PT Xingye Metal Indonesia on 18 April 2023 ago.PT Xingye Metal Indonesia is a copper metal smelting industry company to be used as an ingot or aluminum bullion with foreign capital planting status. Based on the findings of officers in the field, the company used raw materials derived from B3 waste, including copper ash and dust from the burning of the Printed Circuit Board (PCB). After inspection, the company was also proven to have no environmental approval for waste management activities B3 and technical agreement for the utilization of B3 waste.Damayanti said that B3 waste dumping activities without permission constituted violations based on the provisions of Article 60 of Law Number 32 of 2009 concerning Environmental Protection and Management. These actions have also polluted the environment as evidenced by the results of measurements of the insitu air lindi dumping of B3 waste in rice fields whose waterworthiness values are only 0.92 (very acidic). In addition, PT Xingye Metal Indonesia is also proven to have committed violation of the law in the form of importing B3 waste in the form of dust from PCB burning. This violates Article 69 paragraph (1) letter d of Law Number 32 of 2009 concerning Environmental Protection and Management. The company is also suspected of violating the crime in accordance with Article 98 paragraph (1), Article 103, Article 104, Article 106 of Law 32 of 2009 concerning Environmental Protection and Management and Article 109 of the Law Number 32 of the Year 2009 concerning Environmental Protection and Management.

For these violations and to account for environmental pollution caused by their business, PT XLI is threatened with a maximum imprisonment of 15 years and a maximum fine of Rp. 15 billion," said Damayanti.