Gondang Baru Sugar Factory
On February 26th 2015, We 8th grades of Tarakanita 3 Jakarta went to Gondang Baru sugar factory. This factory is located 5km from Klaten, Plawikan Village, Sagonalan. We went to sugar factory to know the history of the sugar factory and process making sugar. We went to around the tour by riding train.
Museum Central Java was established on 11 September 1982 on the initiative of H.Soepardjo Roestam as governor of Central Java with the support of IR.Waryatmo the president of the PTR XV-XVI (Persero). The establishment of the museum was carried out on the 22 August 1986, to coincide with the congress of the national society of Sugar Cane Technologist (ISSCT) in Pasuruan, East Java which was attended by experts of the whole world.
Industrial sugar was originally called Gondang Winangoen Sugar Factory was founded in 1860 by NV Klatensche Cultuur Maatschappij is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The management of it is conferred on the NV Mirandolle Vaute and co is based in Semarang. When was the world economy years 1930-1935, operational factory had to stop but back in operation in 1935-of 1942 under the leadership of the Boerman and MFH Breemers, the dutch state.
In the sugar factory slug winangoen there is a replica of the tools of the manufacture of sugar , a diorama the sugar and sugar plantation , pictures of historic , the tools of communication , the locomotive train , and train tour the factory to around the location.
In the sugar factory after explain about the history the next thing were described on the way how to make a sugar and listening information there are several stages to make a sugar in the Gondang Baru Sugar Factory of the process of the purification process, the process of evaporetionthe, process pengkristalan, the process of the screening and the drying process.
After that we were given time to took a photo and get around to see Gondang Baru Sugar Factory. I'm very happy to pay a visit to the sugar slug Winangoen because I got a lot of knowledge after a visit there and I think Gondang Baru Sugar Factory need renovation because the building is too old and dirty, but it's ok I'm really happy to visit there.
Name : Kezia Aginta
Class/Number : 8B/21