Jokowi Visits Asphalt Mine in Pasarwajo, in Two Years There will be No Asphalt Imports: Everything will be Done in Buton: https://sultra.tribunnews.com/2022/09/27/jokowi-lihat-tambang-aspal-di-pasarwajo-dua-tahun-lagi-tak-ada-impor-aspal-semua-dikerjakan-buton/27 September 2022
President Jokowi ensured that in the next two years there will be no more asphalt imports but will be carried out in Buton, Southeast Sulawesi. He conveyed this while visiting the asphalt mine owned by PT Wika Bitumen, Pasarwajo District, Buton Regency, Southeast Sulawesi, Tuesday (27/9/2022).

During the visit, Jokowi saw the great potential for asphalt production in Southeast Sulawesi. He said that Indonesia's asphalt imports so far have touched the figure of 5 million tons per year. However, it turns out that Southeast Sulawesi has great potential for asphalt but has not been implemented. Jokowi hopes that this great potential can be realized soon from Buton so that there will be no more imports of asphalt from other countries, especially when he knows there is a potential of 662 million tons of asphalt that can be produced from Buton.

Buton Asphalt increasingly Interest : http://www.beritakendari.com/aspal-buton-kian-diminati.html/14 July 2013
Buton Regent Samsu Umar Abdul Samiun, developing the potential increasingly Buton asphalt showed progress. Once investors from China, USA and Francis expressed interest, are now potential Buton asphalt back ogled by the domestic market, the province of East Java. As a form of seriousness, the Chairman of the Parliament of East Java Province, H Imam Sudarno entourage visited Buton for two days, July 13 to 14 to review the potential of the mine. "In the future, East Java made its entrance Buton asphalt in Java," said La Bakrie.

The same place, Buton Regent Samsu Umar Abdul Samiun said, one of the advantages of Buton asphalt that has great durability and elstisitas bitumen extraction compared with the rest of the oil residum containing only 5 percent level.

"If the result of the extraction of bitumen was crumbly and developing cracks when constantly exposed to rain and sun. Unlike the Buton asphalt which is indeed a natural asphalt. If exposed to rain and sun will be strong and solid, but it is also an elastic texture that is less likely to experience a rift, "he explained.