Glass and Ceramics Industry Will Get Cheap Gas

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) promised there will be more industries will get a decrease in gas prices. We have already incentivized price reduction is the fertilizer industry, steel and petrochemicals through the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources No. 40 of 2016 on Gas Prices for Industry Specific.

Director General of Oil and Gas Ministry of Energy, Puja Wiratmaja IGN stated, there are currently a number of companies that will get a decrease in gas prices. "About 80 companies was proposed by the Ministry of Industry, some reductions in Government Regulation No. 40/2016," said Wiratmaja.

Of the 80 companies that there are companies from the ceramics and glass industries. "The proposed there on the steel sector, glass, ceramics, petrochemicals," he said.

For the record, the Government Regulation No. 40/2016 states, who are entitled to incentive reduction of gas prices is the fertilizer industry, petrochemical industry, the oleochemical industry, steel industry, ceramic industry, glass industry and industrial gloves.

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Industri Kaca dan Keramik Akan Mendapat Gas Murah

Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) berjanji akan ada lagi industri yang akan mendapatkan penurunan harga gas. Saat ini yang sudah mendapatkan insentif penurunan harga adalah industri pupuk, baja dan petrokimia melalui Peraturan Menteri ESDM No 40 tahun 2016 tentang Harga Gas untuk Industri Tertentu.

Direktur Jenderal Minyak dan Gas Bumi Kementerian ESDM, IGN Wiratmaja Puja menyatakan, saat ini ada sejumlah perusahaan yang akan mendapatkan penurunan harga gas. "Sekitar 80 perusahaan ini diusulkan oleh Kementerian Perindustrian mendapat penurunan sesuai Peraturan Pemerintah No 40/2016," kata Wiratmaja. 

Dari 80 perusahaan itu terdapat perusahaan dari sektor industri keramik dan kaca. "Yang diusulkan ada dari sektor baja, gelas, keramik, petrokimia," katanya.

Sebagai catatan, Peraturan Pemerintah No 40/2016 menyebutkan, yang berhak mendapatkan insentif penurunan harga gas adalah industri pupuk, industri petrokimia, industri oleochemical, industri baja, industri keramik, industri kaca dan industri sarung tangan.

Kontan, Page-14, Wednesday, March, 29, 2017