Petrokimia Gresik Eases Ramadan Price Surge With Over 12,600 Grocery Packages In "Ramadan Safari 1445H"

Petrokimia Gresik, an Agroindustry Solution company under Pupuk Indonesia, organized a "BUMN Affordable Market" by selling more than 12,600 grocery packages for the community around the company. The affordable market, which is part of the Ramadan Safari 1445H, was inaugurated by the President Director of Pupuk Indonesia, Rahmad Pribadi, accompanied by the President Director of Petrokimia Gresik, Dwi Satriyo Annurogo in Gresik, East Java, recently.

Rahmad Pribadi, addressing the media, stated that besides being part of the Ramadan Safari, this affordable market is also an implementation of the Indonesian Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises' program. As prices of groceries in several areas tend to rise, especially nearing the Eid al-Fitr holiday.

"In this social activity, we chose to organize an affordable market. Hopefully, with the help of the affordable market organized by Petrokimia Gresik, the people of Gresik can celebrate Ramadan and welcome Eid al-Fitr happily," Rahmad said.

He added that Petrokimia Gresik is a source of pride for all Indonesians because of its numerous innovations. Among them, being a pioneer in compound and organic fertilizers, and soon to be a pioneer in soda ash factories. All these achievements are thanks to the support of the people.

"Without strong support from the community, it would be difficult for Petrokimia Gresik to grow from just one factory to now having 35 factories. Therefore, I would like to thank the people and stakeholders for their support," Rahmad said.

Meanwhile, Dwi Satriyo explained that this affordable market is Petrokimia Gresik's tangible contribution to the surrounding community, especially in helping alleviate the burden of living amidst increasingly challenging economic conditions.

"During Ramadan and approaching Eid al-Fitr, people are often faced with a significant increase in grocery prices. This is undoubtedly a challenge for many families. Therefore, Petrokimia Gresik, through this affordable market, hopes to assist the people around the company in obtaining groceries at more affordable prices," Dwi Satriyo said.

Of the tens of thousands of grocery packages, each package contains 5 kilograms of rice, 1 kilogram of sugar, and 1 liter of cooking oil packaged in bags with a total value of Rp145,000. In this affordable market, people only need to pay Rp70,000 per package. Thus, people receive a discount of about 52 percent in this affordable market, a figure synonymous with Petrokimia Gresik's age this year, which is 52 years.

"The products in the affordable market's grocery packages are all produced by SOEs, ranging from rice, sugar, to cooking oil. This is a form of synergy among SOEs for the community," he said.

"As a company that grows within the community, Petrokimia Gresik under Pupuk Indonesia is committed to benefiting the people around the company. Through this affordable market activity, we hope to strengthen the bond between Petrokimia Gresik's people and the surrounding community in terms of work, social, and religious matters," he concluded.