Heavy machinery company United Tractors (UNTR) is targeting sales of 4,600 Komatsu heavy equipment units in 2025 but warns of potential challenges from soft coal prices, weaker demand for large machines, and weather-related disruptions.
Finance Director Vilihati Surya said strong first-half sales have supported the target, though second-half volumes may ease.
“Sales of heavy machinery could decline due to carryovers from last year and pressure from coal prices, while demand for small machines remains steady, driven by projects such as food estates,” she said at Media Astra Day on Tuesday.
Heavy rainfall earlier this year also affected operations. UNTR expects full-year overburden removal to reach 1.18 billion BCM, up 3 percent from last year, provided weather conditions improve in the second half.
In mining, the company is aiming for 11 million tons of coal production, a 35 percent increase by year-end. Gold output is forecast to dip but stay above last year’s levels. Through its subsidiary Agincourt Resources (PTAR), UNTR recorded 232,281 ounces of gold equivalent sales in 2024, a 19.7 percent increase from 2023. Nickel sales are targeted at 2 million wet metric tons (WMT).
“We are on track to reach these targets,” Vilihati said at Media Astra Day on Tuesday.
Alongside its operational targets, UNTR has pushed forward with corporate expansion. In June, the company raised its stake in Supreme Energy Sriwijaya to 40.2 percent from 30.2 percent. On Sept. 12, it signed a conditional purchase agreement via subsidiary Danusa Tambang Nusantara to acquire 99.99 percent of Arafura Surya Alam (ASA), which holds a permit for the Blok Doup gold mine in North Sulawesi.
The Astra International subsidiary is also broadening its renewable energy portfolio. Through Arkora Hydro (ARKO), it currently operates nearly 35 MW of hydropower and is developing another 15.4 MW. Solar projects are adding 33 MW, plus 1.2 MW from smaller plants. In waste-to-energy, UNTR’s Energia Prima Nusantara has joined forces with Hitachi Zosen Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation to establish Jabar Environmental Solutions, which plans a facility to process 2,000 tons of waste daily into 40 MW of electricity.
