Buton Asphalt Languishing in its Homeland

Natural asphalt reserves in Southeast Sulawesi, which is the only natural asphalt-producing region in the archipelago, are reported to be more than 600 million tons.

KOMPAS/SAIFUL RIJAL YUNUS

The results of the Buton PG 70 Asphalt testing with satisfactory results, and exceeding oil asphalt, as seen in the UPTD Construction Laboratory of the Southeast Sulawesi Natural Resources and Highways Service, in Kendari, on Tuesday (25/10/2022).

Hopes of optimizing the country’s own natural resources in road construction have yet to materialize with Buton asphalt still being a second option to petroleum asphalt, even in Southeast Sulawesi, which holds the world's largest reserves of natural asphalt.