--- title: "Kemindo Services: Vendor-Held Stock & Logistics" description: "Kemindo services for mines and smelters: vendor-held stock (VMI/VHS), dedicated warehouse, on-site technical service, and bulk and dangerous goods logistics." url: https://kemindogroup.com/en/layanan lang: en lastmod: 2026-10-27T00:00:00.000Z site: Kemindo Group --- # Kemindo Services: Vendor-Held Stock & Logistics *Services & why Kemindo* ## One door for chemicals, stock and delivery Mines and smelters use chemicals in large amounts, and deliveries must be on time. Kemindo takes care of the products, stock near you, technicians on site, and delivery to your door. [Request a quote](https://kemindogroup.com/en/contact) · [View products](https://kemindogroup.com/en/products) ## One door for everything The motto of Kemindo Logistics is *Satu Pintu Solusi* (one-stop solution): one partner for products, warehouse and transport, with no need to manage many suppliers and carriers. Below is what we can do for you. ## What we offer - **Consignment stock (VMI and VHS)**: We hold chemical stock for you and you use it when you need it. Delivery is faster and your mine does not run short of material. - **A dedicated warehouse near the customer**: For large customers, we can set up a warehouse near the site under a long-term contract. We keep imported products with a long order time there, ready to ship when you need them. - **Technical service on site**: Our technical team works at your site to help you use reagents efficiently and to solve problems in the field. - **Tailor-made formulation**: We have formulation expertise and a strong R&D team. We build solutions to fit your needs, with differentiated reagents that save you money. - **Many products in one package**: Acids, caustic soda, lime, soda ash, flotation reagents, flocculants and more from one supplier, from large volumes down to small ones. - **Large volumes, complex logistics**: We are used to handling chemicals in large volumes with complex logistics, including all kinds of dangerous goods (DG) cargo. - **Chemical tankers for bulk cargo**: For bulk caustic soda and sulphuric acid, we arrange double-hull stainless steel chemical tankers. For long-term contracts, we can arrange a dedicated vessel from the loading port to the destination. - **Ship-to-ship transfer to a barge**: Bulk powder cargo can be moved straight from the mother vessel to a barge (ship-to-ship, STS). - **Own barges and transit warehouses**: We have barges with hatch covers, and transit warehouses that serve mines across Indonesia. Our plants are in North Sulawesi and Sumatra. ## Cargo handling Photos from our operations: bulk loading and unloading, jumbo bags and barges. - **Bulk in a ship's hold**: A grab unloads granular lime straight from the hold. - **Jumbo bags on a ship**: Jumbo bags are stacked in the hold and lowered by crane. - **Barge with a hatch cover**: The hatch cover keeps the cargo dry during the trip. ## Why Kemindo - **Chemical know-how.** We started in chemicals and it is still our main business. - **Used to big jobs.** Large volumes, complex logistics and dangerous goods cargo. - **Strong references.** We serve many large mines and smelters in Indonesia. - **After-sales service.** We keep helping after the goods arrive, so supply fits what you need. - **Strong finances** to carry all of this. ## Short glossary - **VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory):** the supplier manages the customer's stock. - **VHS (Vendor Held Stock):** stock that the supplier holds for the customer, near the customer's site. ## Products that can go in one package - [Hydrated Lime](https://kemindogroup.com/en/products/hydrated-lime) (Ca(OH)2): Hydrated lime (slaked lime, calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)₂) for water treatment, pH control and ore processing. Made by PT Kemindo Cao Resources at its own plant in North Sulawesi, 10 tonnes per hour. - [Quick Lime](https://kemindogroup.com/en/products/quick-lime-cao) (CaO): Quick lime (calcium oxide, CaO) for pH control, flue gas treatment and mineral processing in the steel, mining, water treatment and construction industries. We supply it from our plant in Sulawesi. - [Sodium Metabisulfite (SMBS)](https://kemindogroup.com/en/products/sodium-metabisulfite) (Na2S2O5): SMBS (sodium metabisulfite, Na₂S₂O₅) is a white crystalline powder that dissolves easily in water. We supply it as a main reagent for mines, and also for water treatment and other industries. - [Caustic Soda Pearl](https://kemindogroup.com/en/products/caustic-soda-pearl) (NaOH): Caustic soda pearl (sodium hydroxide, NaOH) comes as small beads and is a very strong alkali. It is used to control pH and process minerals in mines, to treat water, and for pulp and paper. We supply it to gold mines and the paper industry. - [Dense Soda Ash](https://kemindogroup.com/en/products/soda-ash-dense) (Na2CO3): Dense soda ash (sodium carbonate, Na₂CO₃) is a compact white powder for glass and detergent making, water pH adjustment and mineral processing. We supply it as a commodity chemical. - [Xanthate (PAX and SIBX)](https://kemindogroup.com/en/products/xanthate): Xanthate is a collector reagent for the flotation of sulphide ores. Kemindo supplies PAX (potassium amyl xanthate) and SIBX (sodium isobutyl xanthate) as pellets or granules, packed in wooden boxes or steel drums. [All products](https://kemindogroup.com/en/products) ## Questions about our services ### What is consignment stock (VMI and VHS)? Kemindo keeps chemical stock for you in a warehouse near your site, and you use it when you need it. Delivery time is shorter and the mine is less likely to run out. VMI: the supplier manages the stock. VHS: the stock is held by the supplier. ### Can Kemindo set up a warehouse for a single customer? Yes, for large customers under a long-term contract. The warehouse is near the customer's site, and imported products with a long order time are kept there. ### Does Kemindo provide technical service on site? Yes. Our technical team can work at your site to help you use reagents efficiently. We also build formulations to fit your needs. ### Can Kemindo ship bulk caustic soda and sulphuric acid? Yes. We arrange double-hull stainless steel chemical tankers for bulk cargo, and a dedicated vessel for long-term contracts. These materials are dangerous goods (DG), and we are used to handling them. ### What is ship-to-ship (STS) transfer? Moving cargo straight from the mother vessel to a barge at sea. We can do this for bulk powder cargo. ### Does Kemindo have its own barges and warehouses? Yes. Kemindo Logistics (PT Karunia Samudera Indonesia) has barges with hatch covers, trucking and transit warehouses to serve mines across Indonesia. See the Logistics page. ### Can I buy many products in one package? Yes. We supply acids, caustic soda, lime, soda ash, flotation reagents, flocculants and more in one package, from large volumes to small ones. ## Want a quotation or technical advice? Send us the product, quantity and delivery location. Our team in Jakarta and Singapore will reply. [Request a quote](https://kemindogroup.com/en/contact)