Thiess Contractors Indonesia
| Private | |
| Industry | Mining, Construction, Civil engineering |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Ratu Prabu Dua, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Key people | Bruce Munro - Chief operating officer Asia, Roy Olsen - President Director, Samuel Rumende - Executive Director. |
| Revenue | US$542 million (2008) |
| Website | www.thiess.co.id |
PT Thiess Contractors Indonesia (Thiess Indonesia) is a subsidiary of Thiess Pty Ltd, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of CIMIC Group.
Thiess Indonesia is one of Indonesia’s largest private contractors working in the resource, process engineering, infrastructure, and power sectors. Services delivered to these industries include contract mining and mine development, multidiscipline engineering, procurement and construction services for facilities and plant construction, mineral processing, along with civil infrastructure works for green or brown field project development.
History
Thiess first commenced operations in Indonesia in 1972 through a partnership arrangement which saw Thiess Bros Pty Ltd acquired 50% of Petrosea. In 1972, an economic downturn in Australia meant fewer contracts and made Thiess look towards opportunities abroad and create an International Division to explore overseas opportunities.
By 1975, Thiess acquired the remaining shareholding and the company name was changed to PT Thiess Bros.
In 1984 Thiess Bros operations were acquired by C.S.R. in a corporate takeover. CSR were not interested in the overseas operations and the Indonesian operations were sold off to Leighton Contractors and Thiess withdrew its operations with the operating licence reverted to PT Petrosea.
On the 17 November 1988, PT. Thiess Contractors Indonesia was re-established and incorporated. On the 17 November 1988 PT Thiess Contractors Indonesia was registered. TCI was established to provide mining and construction services to Indonesia’s growing industry sectors.
The first major mining contract was awarded in March 1989 by BHP at Senakin Mine in East Kalimantan with a value of US$23 million. The contract involved overburden removal, mining and coal hauling to the port. With first works beginning on the 1 May 1989.
Through the 1990s, Thiess Indonesia was very successful in securing a significant share of the infrastructure works associated with the development of major mines by international mining companies.
In addition, Thiess Indonesia has been successful in servicing a number of long-term mining contracts, which are still in progress today. In more recent years, Thiess Indonesia has diversified into Telecommunications projects and the Oil and Gas sector.
Operations
Over the past 20 years Thiess Indonesia has delivered more than 200 projects across most of the Indonesian regions. It now has more than 8,000 employees and US$2.5 billion worth of Work In Hand.
In 2009 the location produced over 30MT of coal and 250 M BCM of overburden and operating coal wash plants producing more than 10 MT of coal.
Major projects
Major projects undertaken by Thiess Indonesia include:
Mining
- Melak Coal Mine (PT Bayan Resources Tbk) – East Kalimantan
- Berau Coal Terminal (PT. Berau Coal) - East Kalimantan
- Satui Coal Mine, Senakin Coal Mine (PT. Arutmin Indonesia) - South Kalimantan
- KPC Coal Mine (PT. Kaltim Prima Coal) - Sangatta, East Kalimantan
- Kideco Coal Mine (PT. Kideco Jaya Agung) – Tanah Grogot, East Kalimantan
Mechanical and Electrical
- Gas Transmission and Distribution Project: Sakernan to Kuala Tungkai (PT. Perusahaan Gas Negara) - Jambi, Sumatera
- LPG Process Plant (PT. Moeladi for Pertamina) – Pangkalan Brandan, North Sumatera
- Suban Phase-2 Gas Treatment Plant (PT. Conoco Phillips) - Jambi, Sumatera
- Darajat Unit III Geothermal Power Station (PT. Chevron Texaco Energy Indonesia) – Garut, West Java
- Bontang Coal Handling plant (PT. Indominco Mandiri) – Bontang, East Kalimantan
- Jig and Dense Media Washplants & Port Facilities (PT. Arutmin Indonesia)
- INCO Expansion Project (PT. International Nickel Indonesia) - Sorowako, South Sulawesi
- Tabang Briquette Coal Upgrade Project (PT. Supracoal) - Kutai, East Kalimantan
Construction
- Balambano Dam (PT. International Nickel Indonesia) - Soroako, South Sulawesi
- Musi Pulp Mill (Klockner-INA Germany) – Palembang, South Sumatera
- NTT Mine Civil Construction (PT. Newmont Nusa Tenggara) - Sumbawa
- Namuk Tailing Dam (PT. Kelian Equatorial Mining) – Kelian, East Kalimantan
- Tanah Merah Baru Village (B.P Berau Ltd) – Berau Bay Babo, Papua
- General Purpose Wharf (PT. Prima Lirang Mining) – Wetar Island, Maluku Province
Telecommunication
- Telecommunication Towers (Nokia Siemens Networks) - Manado, North Sulawesi
- Telecommunication Towers (Ericsson Indonesia) - Medan, North Sumatera
- Telecommunication Installation (PT. Mitra Global Telekomunikasi Indonesia) – Central Java
Ownership
99% of the Thiess Indonesia is owned by Thiess Pty Ltd.
References
- Priest, Joan(1997). The Thiess Story. Boolarong Press.
- Raymond, Robert(1999). A Vision for Australia: The Snowy Mountain Scheme 1949-1999. Focus Publishing Pty Ltd.
- King, Stephanie(1999). Leighton: 50 Years of Achievement 1949-1999. Technical Resources Pty Ltd.