Nov 11, 2022
Bekasi – Shell Indonesia (‘Shell’) has expanded its Marunda Lubricants Oil Blending Plant (LOBP) in Bekasi, to meet the growing demand for premium lubricant products in Indonesia.
The new plant is equipped with world-class technology, including cutting-edge blending equipment, high-speed filling lines and Automatic Mobile Robot (AMR).
AMR is a smart robot system to offload, stage, assembly the finished goods from the small packaging filling lines to aid truck loading.
As part of Shell’s Powering Progress strategy to reduce emissions from its operations, the plant includes sustainability features, such as solar panels and a rainwater harvesting system to help reduce water consumption.
Machteld De Haan, Global Executive Vice President of Shell Lubricants, said, “Indonesia is a key growth market for our business and our investment to expand the plant is a sign of our confidence in the market.
Lubricants are an essential enabler for Indonesia’s continued growth.
Through the plant expansion, we will strengthen our supply chain to enable us to serve more customers faster and in a more sustainable way.”
Marunda LOBP will continue to produce Shell’s leading lubricants products, such as Shell Helix (passenger car motor oil), Shell Advance (motorcycle oil), Shell Rimula (truck and heavy-duty engine oil), Shell Spirax (axle and transmission oil), as well as other industrial lubricants.
These products will support Indonesia’s growing demand for vehicle motor oils and other lubricants for applications in sectors like mining, power generation, transportation and infrastructure building.
The automotive, industrial, and marine sectors account for the majority of lubricants demand in the country.
According to the Association of Indonesia Automotive Industries (Gaikindo), over 800,000 new vehicles were sold in 20211, while data from the Indonesian Motorbike Association (AISI) showed that over 5 million new motorcycle units were sold in the same year2.
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