Indarung I Plant is the first cement factory in Southeast Asia. The factory was founded by a Dutch private company in 1910 in Indarung, Padang, Indonesia.
There are four important aspects why the Indarung I archives are valuable to be preserved and remembered by, especially people in the Asian region:

1. Producing high quality cement in Asia by:
• High Quality raw materials from Bukit Karang Putih
• Best Quality Coal as fuel from Ombilin
• Modern cement processing technology from Europe

2. Gender inclusivity since the early nineteen hundreds
• The presence of women as employees
• Women as one of the land owners of the lorry route

3. Multicultural Employees from Europe (The Netherlands), China and Indonesia

4. Contribute to the development of vital infrastructure in Asia, including:
• A port in Singapore
• A railway in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)