26 November 2025
Anonymous Writer
During this visit, the student delegation was accompanied by a Chemical Engineering lecturer, Fitri Rowiyah Rambe, S.T., M.T., who provided academic guidance and ensured that the activity ran in line with its educational objectives. She explained that industrial visits are an important component of experiential learning, allowing students to directly observe how chemical engineering theories and concepts are applied in large-scale industrial processes such as those at Inalum.
Upon arrival, the students were welcomed by the Public Relations and Engineering teams of PT Inalum and received a presentation on the company’s history, national aluminum production capacity, and Inalum’s role in mineral downstreaming. They were also given an overview of the aluminum smelting technology using the Hall–Héroult electrolysis process, including raw material handling systems such as alumina and cryolite, electricity generation, and quality control of aluminum products.
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The students were then guided around the factory area to directly observe several key facilities, ranging from the Reduction Plant and Casting Plant to supporting units such as the power supply system. Through this field observation, participants gained deeper understanding of operational parameters, occupational safety, energy efficiency, and technical challenges in aluminum production.
Student enthusiasm was evident from the many questions raised, particularly regarding electrolysis process control, heat utilization, and technological innovations implemented by Inalum to improve productivity and energy efficiency. The company welcomed this discussion and emphasized the importance of collaboration between academia and industry in supporting the development of human resource competencies in the field of engineering.
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