| dc.description.abstract | The production of kappa carrageenan from eucheuma cottoni seaweed uses an extraction process with KOH solvent and the operating conditions are temperature 80°C and pressure 1 atm in the extractor tank.
The kappa carrageenan factory is planned to produce with a capacity of 53,705 tons/year using eucheuma cottoni seaweed of 15,081.48 kg/hour and operate for 300 days.
The planned form of business entity is a Limited Liability Company (PT). The planned organizational form is line and staff with the required workforce of 150 people.
The factory location is planned in Bili-bili Village, Bontomarannu District, Gowa Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The required land area is 10,472 m2.
The results of the analysis of the economic aspects obtained are as follows:
• Total Investment Capital = Rp. 5,653,293,438,738
• Total Production Cost = Rp. 5,581,167,533,842
• Sales Proceeds = Rp. 7,223,295,600,000
• Net Profit = Rp. 1,092,070,163,994
• Profit Margin = 21.60 %
• Break Even Point = 30.19 %
• Return On Investment = 19.32 %
• Pay Out Time = 5.1 years
• Return on Network = 32%
• Internal Rate of Return = 35.18 %
Based on the results of the analysis of the economic aspect, it can be concluded that the "Kappa Carrageenan Manufacturing Plant from Eucheuma Cottoni Seaweed with a Capacity of 53,705 Tons/Year" is feasible to establish. | en_US |
