KOTA KINABALU: Cement Industries (Sabah) Sdn Bhd (CIS) is strategically investing approximately RM120 million to establish a second production line at the Teluk Sepanggar Plant, a compelling initiative designed to substantially enhance cement production capacity and fortify the reliability of cement supply throughout Sabah.
According to CIS General Manager Sumardi Mohd Yusuf, this innovative production line will impressively boost the company’s annual production capacity by 550,000 metric tonnes and is projected to achieve full operational status by the end of 2028.
The project has already secured approval from the CIS Board of Directors, and an engineering consulting firm has been strategically appointed to provide comprehensive consulting services for the project’s successful implementation.
“This second production line is essential for enabling CIS to effectively meet the growing demand for cement, while simultaneously ensuring that the production and supply of 50-kilogram (kg) cement bags can continue uninterrupted should either production line experience operational disruptions.
“Furthermore, it will function as a critical support line, offering additional raw material storage capacity and providing sufficient operational space for plant maintenance work to be executed with greater efficiency and systematic organization,” he said in a statement today.
Meanwhile, Sumardi noted that the supply of 50kg cement bags in Sabah’s West Coast region is currently experiencing disruptions stemming from delayed clinker shipments, which are essential raw materials for cement production.
He explained that these disruptions resulted from an incident involving a clinker transport vessel that ran aground while navigating toward open waters near Tanjung Port, South Kalimantan.
The vessel had completed loading approximately 20,000 metric tonnes of clinker before the incident occurred, preventing the timely delivery of this critical raw material.
“A replacement clinker shipment is anticipated to arrive during the second week of October 2026, and this is expected to facilitate the gradual recovery of cement production and supply,” he concluded.
