Dozens of Product Types from 14 Semen Baturaja-assisted MSMEs Enliven the MSME Bazaar for Indonesia 2023

Jakarta – PT Semen Baturaja Tbk (SMBR) participated in the MSME Bazaar for Indonesia 2023 which was organized by the Ministry of BUMN on January 26-29 2023 at the Sarinah Building, Jakarta, by presenting 32 types of products from 14 MSMEs developing businesses in the culinary field, craft, to fashion and beauty.

SMBR CSR Senior Manager, Gili Aprial Braja said the 32 types of MSME products presented were produced by UMKM assisted by Rumah BUMN Baturaja. Not only do they meet the criteria, all of these products have also successfully passed strict curation, both in terms of quality and packaging.

“As of May 2022, Rumah BUMN Baturaja already has 261 assisted MSMEs from OKU Regency,” added Gili.

Apart from that, there are also Beeyond Honey products managed by Rumah BUMN Baturaja. Beeyond Honey is produced by Trigona bees. This type of bee is a primitive species that only produces a little honey but the quality is the best because it contains the highest bee pollen. This honey cultivation is carried out on SMBR’s post-mining reclamation land, which is managed by assisted MSMEs.

At Rumah BUMN Baturaja, MSME actors are not only given funding assistance, but also receive assistance in the licensing process, various training according to their respective fields, product packaging and marketing, to the latest is assistance for halal certification.

“As proof of our alignment with the development of MSMEs, the Baturaja BUMN House won the Inspiring BUMN House award at the 2018 BUMN Award,” concluded Gili.

“We are pleased to be collaborating with SIG in making the MSME Bazaar for Indonesia 2023 successful, which was organized by the Ministry of BUMN. This is our commitment and effort to encourage the assisted MSMEs to develop and continue to grow,” concluded Gili.{}