July 2025
Sweet Reminiscence
Upon completing start up for the air compressor package, Petrotec Air Power’s team joined our client for a wefie in front of this 1905 historic steam machine of Suiker Fabriek (SF) Modjo’s.
SF Modjo was established in 1883 and started its first milling process in 1885. Looking back, Indonesia’s sugar industry started in the 17th Century and reached its peak in early 1930s with 178 sugar factories in operation producing approximately 2.5 million tons in 1931. Indonesia was once ranked 2nd biggest cane sugar exporting country, before becoming a net importer of sugar in the 1960 due to vibrant and steady population and thus consumption growth.
Sugar is a versatile ingredient and has many functional properties to food products and industries. As flavor and color balancer, preservative, texturiser or tenderiser. Being able to support this industry is also marking our contribution to Indonesia's target to achieve self-sufficiency in sugar for consumption and industry.