Kota Kinabalu: A major machine breakdown at Cement Industries (Sabah) Sdn Bhd’s (CIS) plant at Sepanggar Bay in October reduced its production capacity by 40 per cent, disrupting the supply of cement in the State.
CIS, in a statement Monday, said the production was reduced from 2,400 to 1,400 tonnes per day.
It General Manager Sumardi Mohd Yusof (pic) said the repair work took one month to complete and the plant resumed its normal operation in early November.
“CIS has since increased its cement delivery to clear the backlog orders,” he said.
He added that the supply was also interrupted due to delays in raw materials and bulk cement shipments’ arrival arising from bad weather at the loading port in Peninsular Malaysia and Vietnam.
“We (CIS) are increasing production and cement delivery to the market by bringing in more raw materials and bulk cement shipments and extending its delivery operation, including Sundays and public holidays, to ensure that all the State cement requirements are fulfilled,” said Sumardi.
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