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Pekerja memeriksa pelumasan roda penggerak mesin penggiling tebu di Pabrik Gula Sumberharjo, Kabupaten Pemalang, Jawa Tengah, Sabtu (12/7). Pabrik gula yang didirikan tahun 1911 ini memproduksi sekitar 21.645 ton kristal gula selama satu musim giling.


Chinese investors have expressed interests in building two sugar plants in Malang, East Java, with total investment of Rp 2 trillion ($195 million), but have yet to get licenses from the central government.

Malang regent Rendra Kresna told Antara news agency on Monday that the currently Malang had two sugar plants, with combined capacity of 20 tons per day, but the two plants could not absorb all sugar canes produced in the regency.

"I hope the two sugar plants will be materialized. We at the local government will surely help the investors in processing their required licenses," he said, without giving details on the investors.

Meanwhile, Malang Investment Coordinating Board chairman Adji Jatmiko said the central government had given its green light for the Chinese investor’s proposal to build the sugar plants. Adji explained that in addition to the Chinese investors, a number of other foreign investors had also proposed to invest in the regency.

They include a Japanese investor who planned to invest a $5.3 million in retail business, an Indian investor who proposed to build textile plant in Pakis subdistrict, and a Singaporean investor who would invest in salmon canning industry in Sendangbiru beach.