Palembang – PT Semen Baturaja (Persero) Tbk (SMBR) continue to become a sponsor of Sriwijaya FC (SFC) in the 2019-2020 season competition. This year, Sriwijaya FC will enter the PSSI competition in League 2.

As one of the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) operating in the Province of South Sumatra, SMBR signed a cooperation agreement as an SFC sponsor at the SMBR Head Office, on Monday (26/08).

The signing of the sponsor was carried out directly by President Director of SMBR, Jobi Triananda Hasjim, with Director of PT Sriwijaya Optimis Mandiri (SOM) as SFC management, Asfan Fikri Sanaf. The signing was witnessed by board of management of both companies and representatives of the players.

SMBR which carries the product tagline “Kokoh & Tahan Lamo”, agreed to carry the tagline “Semen Baturaja, Semennyo Laskar Wong Kito”. This tagline gives hoped that Semen Baturaja products are loved by the people of South Sumatra, like the love of Sriwijaya FC.

President Director of SMBR, Jobi Triananda Hasjim said that this collaboration with SFC can further strengthen the SMBR brand image so that people are more familiar with SMBR products as local cement products owned by the people of South Sumatra.

“We hope the people of South Sumatra will remember SFC as Laskar Wong Kito and spontaneously they will remember Semen Baturaja also” he said.

Jobi also said that the collaboration with SFC could not be separated from the company’s determination to contribute to improving football achievements in South Sumatra Province. In addition, the collaboration is also expected to significantly improve the performance of the SOEs.

As known during Semester I / 2019, SMBR managed to record an increase in sales volume from 863,984 tons to 883,622 tons, up 2% from the previous period when national cement demand still corrected by 2.2%.

SMBR has also managed to maintain and increase market share in the Sumbagsel region, which is the marketing base of SMBR by 5% to 35% from the previous period.

Jobi is optimistic that SMBR can increase cement sales on Semester II / 2019 along with an increase in sales volume in July 2019 reaching 6%. The largest increase in sales volume on July 2019 was contributed by the increasing sales in South Sumatra and Jambi.

 “Our performance in Semester II / 2019 must be better than this Semester” he said.

PT SOM as SFC’s management welcomed the sponsorship agreement since SMBR is a BUMN that operates in South Sumatra. If there are many SOEs and ROEs help Sriwijaya FC, according to Asfan, the club from South Sumatra that he leads will achieve more.

Initiated by Semen Baturaja, PTPN VI and Jiwasraya

Jambi – Thousands of people consisting of large SOE company families and Jambi City residents participated in the 2019 fun walk that took place in Telanaipura area of ​​Jambi City on Sunday (18/08).

The hype on the left wing of the Jambi Governor’s Office on Sunday morning was dominated by red and white colors uniform worn by the participants. The event started by doing morning exercises together with the instructor.

The fun walk was opened by Governor of Jambi province, H Fachrori Umar and was followed by the Directors of PT Semen Baturaja, PT Jiswasraya, PTPN6 as PIC and Co-PIC of BHUN 2019 activities in Jambi Province as well as Head of SOEs representative offices and branches in Jambi Province.

The participants walked down the road in front of the Jambi Governor’s Office which is a car free day area, passing the Sri Soedewi Anggrek Park and offices in the area. The atmosphere was even more lively with banners of the event.

“We are very grateful to SOEs, which have initiated this sports event for people of Jambi. SOE contribution has been felt by the public and we expected more increasing in the future” said Governor Fachrori Umar.

The fun walking activity also attended by 26 students from SMN 2019 East Nusa Tenggara Province.

The atmosphere of the activity was increasingly unique with the presence of a number of traditional culinary, such as satay padang, pisang ijo, apem bandung, stup macaroni and others accordance with the theme of raising local food.

In addition, there were also exhibitions presented by SOEs business partner products in Jambi, including PTPN6, Bulog and PNM, Jiwasraya and Pegadaian.

“Fun walk event is part of the 2019 BUMN Hadir Untuk Negeri (BHUN), which is combined with bazaar and community economic empowerment, in this case represented by SOEs business partner” said Amrullah.

According to Amrullah, the activity introduced regional and traditional food, in this case traditional food from Jambi Province, as well as sweet potatoes, peanuts, and local snacks.

BUMN Hadir Untuk Negeri activity, said Amrullah not only fun walk event, but also many various activities by providing donation such as donation in religious facilities, house renovation, electrification, MCK construction, scholarships and others.

“BHUN program has been running since last June, starting from the Ramadan safari and the distribution of 1,000 Al-quran. This is a series of activities that routinely held by SOEs every year in each province. This year PT Semen Baturaja, Jiwasraya and PTPN6 chosen to become PIC and Co-PIC in the Jambi province”Amrullah said.

The activity is a form of synergy and solidarity of SOEs in the regions to support and succeed BHUN activities. Besides that, it is a place for SOEs to show their contribution to Jambi Province.

Meanwhile Jerry, one of the SMN participants from East Nusa Tenggara province said he was happy to be able to take part in this fun walk event. He also said he was happy because he could meet directly with Jambi Governor H. Fachrori Umar and take a photo with him.

“It’s nice to be able to blend in here, we don’t feel like guests or visitors because their welcoming us warmly. It felt like I was in my city in NTT, “said Jerry.

Meanwhile, as a closing there were door prizes draw with the grand prize of a motorbike.

PT Semen Baturaja (Persero) Tbk through its CSR program invites residents of Ring 1 Kertapati Village to take part in Catfish Livestock Training with the speaker Mr. Arwadi. He is a practitioner of catfish breeders using Biofloc and Microbuble techniques.

Catfish cattle training was held on July 25, 2019 at the Baturaja Cement Headquarters in Palembang. This is a form of Semen Baturaja’s concern for residents around the factory to encourage the formation of small businesses and improve the local economy.

The Semen Baturaja Basketball Team won the 2019 Palembang Basket League Second Division. The final match (04/08) held at Canton Park Kenten, the SMBR Team against the Bhayangkara Basketball Team in South Sumatra with a score of 62-61. In result, the SMBR Team managed to move up to the Division I Palembang Basket League. Congratulations on the Baturaja Cement Basketball Team for their glorious achievements!

PALEMBANG – Semen Baturaja (SMBR) has just awarded Seven Outstanding Awards in the category of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) / Regional Owned Enterprises (BUMD) in South Sumatra, on Tuesday, July 3, 2019 at the Ballroom Hotel Excelton Palembang.

The award was presented directly by the Governor of South Sumatra (Sumsel), H. Herman Deru, to SMBR Management represented by the Senior Manager of Public, Government & Media Relations, Zulman Jamal and witnessed by the Head of the Tribun Sumsel Newsroom, Wenny Ramdiastuti.

Together with seven BUMN and BUMD in South Sumatra Province, the award was given to SMBR for its contribution so far in supporting government programs to advance South Sumatra.

As one of the BUMNs operating in South Sumatra, SMBR has always tried tirelessly to move domestic strategic sectors through better infrastructure development for Indonesia. {}