INDONESIA is the most potential market for heavy equipment in the Southeast Asia.

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, coal and mineral mining businesses were growing rapidly. The construction industry is also growing more quickly, triggered by the rapid development of various large-scale infrastructure projects promoted by the government.

East Kalimantan Province itself is the largest coal-contributing province in Indonesia.

2023 will be a year full of challenges in fields related to the economy. The economic recession of 2023 significantly impacted various sectors, including the heavy equipment sector.

Even though 2023 begins with an economic recession, which is said to disrupt various sales achievements in different sectors, companies remain optimistic about their sales targets this year.

One of them, XCMG, a leading heavy equipment manufacturer from China, launched a series of 70-ton capacity excavators at the Bumi Senyiur Hotel, Samarinda, East Kalimantan (Kaltim) on Thursday (23/2).

The XE690DK is specifically designed to support mining work, especially in the coal mining sector.

In this event, XCMG introduced its newest product specifically designed to increase the effectiveness of coal mining projects whose needs are growing rapidly in the Kalitim region.

The XE690DK excavator is the first excavator with a medium capacity that is reliable and suitable for coal mining fields.

Supported by a large undercarriage and high-powered travel reducer, the XE690DK can carry out mining activities quickly and efficiently because the XE690DK is also proven to be more fuel-efficient than other products in its class.

Apart from that, the adjustable "width" makes it easier to transport coal during operation. Because of this, the XE690DK is very suitable to be nominated as "King of Coal Mine," which will bring new energy to the world of coal mining.

XCMG is one of the few companies worldwide that can develop and produce complete sets of large-scale open-pit mining equipment.

The products cover the entire process from drilling, excavation, transportation, and breaking. Currently, drilling rigs reach 250-270 mm, have 70-700 ton excavators, 7-35 ton loaders, 30-50 articulated dump trucks, 100-440 ton double-axle rigid mining dump trucks, 80-100 tons three-axle rigid mining dump trucks and graders, bulldozers and other equipment.

Among them, the 700-ton excavator, 240-ton Dump Truck, 35-ton Wheel Loader, and Motor Grader Engine 550 are the most productive mining heavy equipment in the mining industry.

In the Indonesian market, XCMG mining equipment has been delivered in stages to mining projects in Sumatra and West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, and other mining areas.

At the same time, XCMG has also launched electric-based products in stages, for example, electric-based mining trucks and wheel loaders, which have been used in low-carbon nickel mining projects in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

XCMG in Indonesia is a form of commitment to heavy equipment consumers in Indonesia.

Not only focusing on quality and innovation, the XCMG Spare Parts & Service Center, which was established and began operating in 2021 in Indonesia, is a form of XCMG's commitment to Indonesian consumers in providing the most complete, most accessible, and highest quality after-sales service.

GM Tractors is a vital business partner of XCMG in the Indonesian market and has been a distributor of the XCMG brand since 2005.

It has more than 300 sales service personnel and 14 sales service outlets, which can cover significant cities on each island, providing complete services to customers with a wholehearted service guarantee. It has become the first choice for every area of construction projects, mining, regional development, and other projects.

Rachmansyah, President Director of GM Tractors, said, "We are delighted and enthusiastic about presenting the XE690DK excavator as an excavator in the mining sector."

"We chose Samarinda City. East Kalimantan Province because we see East Kalimantan as the largest coal contributor in Indonesia whose growth has increased greatly in the last 2-3 years," he explained in a press statement on Sunday (26/2).

"We see that the high demand for coal supplies requires mining activities that are fast, effective, and efficient in their operations, of course, be achieved with the support of tough and skilled human resources in the mining sector and cannot be separated from the support of reliable and quality heavy equipment," he explained.

"GM Tractor, which has the motto Serve With Heart, is always committed to providing maximum heavy equipment in several sectors," said Rachmansyah.

XCMG and GM Tractors will continue to work together sincerely through products with high guarantees, environmentally friendly and advanced, and solid first-class services to meet customer needs with a one-stop solution concept.

"For your information, GM Tractors has after-sales support from equipment providers, which has a network of Branch Offices and Dealers in 11 locations, with a Head Office in Jakarta, for the Sumatra region in the cities of Medan, Batam, Pekanbaru and Palembang "For the Java region it is in Semarang and Surabaya, for the Sulawesi region it is Makassar and Kendari, and for the Kalimantan region it is in Balikpapan, Banjarmasin and Pontianak," he explained. (RO/OL-98)