PT ANTAM announced the commissioning of the jetty, belt conveyor and refining facilities, which are part of the Pomalaa Ferronickel Plant Expansion Project (P3FP). As of the end of August 2014, the overall engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) progress of the P3FP reached 68%.
ANTAM’s new jetty facilities are expected to provide faster and more efficient nickel ore unloading process for use in ferronickel smelters. The new jetty has a capacity of 12,000DWT with unloading rate 2×500 ton per hour, faster from previous rate that utilised backhoe loaders.
The development of the 4km-long belt conveyor facilities are aimed to replace dump trucks which are currently used to transport nickel ore and coal from the jetty to the ferronickel plant. ANTAM also aims to augment the occupational safety aspect of nickel ore and coal transportation with the use of the belt conveyor.
Meanwhile, the new refining facility will increase the number of ANTAM’s refining facilities from one to two. With the addition, ANTAM expects more flexible refining operations at the Pomalaa ferronickel plants as the plant’s capacity increases. These commissioning imply the completion of work packages 1, 2 and 3 out of the 8 work packages for P3FP.
