Acquisition of seven in East Java Sugar Factory to be evaluated

SURABAYA: Government and Parliament of East Java province has formed a team of experts to conduct economic and social analisasi in order to prepare the acquisition of seven units of the sugar factory owned by PT Nusantara XI Pekebunan the losers and will be closed.

PG-seven locations to which each of the three PGs in Situbondo and Kab. Probolinggo, while a PG located in the district. Madison.

Seventh was the PG Olehan PG, PG Wringin, PG Ranji (all three located in Situbondo), PG Wonolangan, Pajarakan PG, PG Gending (third in the district. Probilinggo) and PG Kanigoro in the district. Madison.

Vice Chairman of Commission B of East Java DPRD Anna Lutfie asserted it had a word with the East Java provincial government in dealing with the closure plan seven units owned by PTPN XI PG are the losers.

"The core of the East Java provincial government and parliament do not agree on the proposed closure, although based on the condition of losers who submitted the PTPN XI. To that end, parliament and the East Java provincial government has prepared measures

anticipation for the continuation of PG it is still needed by the sugarcane farmers in East Java, "said Lutfie to Business, today.

In particular Lutfie assert status as major provincial national sugar producers into the background anticipating that penetupan process.

"Step anticipation that has been entered in the technical sphere with mebentuk economic and social analysis team for the preparation process of acquisition of the PG-7 is owned by PTPN XI. This means that if PTPN XI to be closed then the process

acquisition will be conducted by the provincial government through local enterprise. After all, the value of the seven PG 100 billion range, "he said.

The team's analysis, he added, consists of a number of experts by involving the executive, legislature and academia.

Furthermore Anna menenggarai PG closure plan was ridden interests of certain parties.

"This is related to the plan on the establishment of private PGs in the district. Banyuwangi is not supported by the presence of adequate sugar cane cultivation. When the PG-7 was closed especially six PG in Probolinggo and Situbondo

tebunya farmers are expected to send private PG cane to it, "he said.

Previous plans to close the PG-7 was delivered by the PTPN XI presented by the Director of Planning and Development, in a hearing with the Commission Soeyitno B DPRD East Java, last week.

"PTPN XI plan to close seven units of PG it is because the condition is severe because it was always lose 9 billion-10 billion a year so membenani management," said Soeyitno.

The data collected by business, PG production capacity of 800 Tonage Olehan Caine Day (TCD / tonne cane per day), PG Wringin TCD 1300, TCD 1500 Ranji PG, PG Wonolangan TCD 1600, TCD 1200 Pajarakan PG, PG Gending

1700 TCD 1200 TCD and PG Kanigoro.

By        : Anna Lutfie