Ensuring Quality Guarantee of Product Quality, Semen Baturaja Completes Surveillance Audit SNI ISO/IEC 17025:2017

PALEMBANG – In maintaining product quality assurance and quality, PT Semen Baturaja Tbk (SMBR) as a subsidiary of PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (SIG) completed a surveillance audit of SNI ISO/IEC 17025: 2017. This ISO is an international standard of competency requirements for laboratories testing and calibration.

Collaborating with the National Accreditation Committee (KAN), this audit will take place from 18 – 20 September 2023 at 3 SMBR laboratory sites, namely Palembang, Baturaja and Panjang.

SMBR Vice President of Corporate Secretary Basthony Santri explained that as a testing laboratory that has been accredited with SNI ISO/IEC 17025:2017, this surveillance audit is an important obligation to ensure consistent implementation of the SMBR laboratory quality management system. We continue to be committed to maintaining product quality by implementing strict quality control and supported by good quality laboratory test data. The scope of our accreditation includes Cement Testing Laboratory Accreditation and Concrete Compressive Strength Testing Laboratory Accreditation.

“With this accreditation, this proves that SMBR is able to ensure the quality of the products produced to support infrastructure development needs such as road construction, energy producing construction, port construction and building construction and so on,” emphasized Basthony.

He also added that we continue to encourage research and technology development, as well as the application of sustainable principles, to ensure customers get added value from products and solutions that have long-lasting strength and are environmentally friendly.(*)