Housing-Estate.com, Jakarta – The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (Kemenpupera) to test a coating of pavement using natural rubber in Sukabumi Lido Road corridor. Asphalted roads that natural rubber is 4.2 km long, 10.5 m wide, with the workmanship of 60 days.
According to DGH Kemenpupera Arie Setiadi Moerwanto, Kemenpupera has committed to using natural rubber are added to asphalt materials to help support the welfare of rubber farmers so that production can be increased. “There are about 7 percent of the content of natural rubber, or about 4.2 kg per tonne of natural rubber in asphalt mixture. The use of rubber also makes better road quality and durable, “he said while inspecting the Jalan Lido, this week.
Kemenpupera will also use natural rubber to improve the welfare of rubber farmers. The Ministry of Industry has ensured supply of natural rubber for the construction and maintenance of roads. Indonesia itself is one of the world’s largest natural rubber producer with a capacity reached 3.2 tons.
From the production capacity is only 0.6 tons used in the country and 2.4 million are exported to foreign countries. As a result of the world economic slowdown, demand for natural rubber exports also decreased which makes the price to fall. To get around government mengeluarkann national policies for utilizing rubber in various sectors and this is captured by Kemenpupera to use it for the construction and repair of roads.
“The use of natural rubber on asphalt is still being researched and developed in the Research and Development Center roads and Bridges (Pusjatan) Balitbang Kemenpupera cooperation with the Ministry of Industry and Rubber Research Center in Bogor. What is certain is natural rubber can improve the quality of asphalt rubber restore the welfare of farmers, “he concluded.
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