Pt Sampoerna Agro

First field planting within the Sampoerna Agro Group was through PT Aek Tarum in 1989. It was followed by the establishment of PT Sampoerna Agro Tbk (previously named as PT Selapan Jaya) in 1993 to operate oil palm plantations in South Sumatra region. Currently, PT Sampoerna Agro Tbk together with its subsidiary companies (Òthe CompanyÓ), is one of the leading producers of palm oil and palm kernel in Indonesia. The Company is also one of the few oil palm seed producers in Indonesia that was licensed by the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture to produce and sell oil palm seeds, under the brand name DxP Sriwijaya to third parties through one of the CompanyÕs subsidiaries, PT Binasawit Makmur (ÒBSMÓ). BSM produces and sells six varieties of high quality oil palm seeds under the brand name of DxP Sriwijaya. DxP Sriwijaya is the result of cross breeding selective genetic materials with diverse genetic origins and is derived from 225 set of dura families and 50 pisifera families. In 2015, the Company has successfully released six new variants of superior strain of palm seeds through a more advanced semi-clonal technology. Benefits of the new semi clone seeds include a higher level of uniformity and better yields even relative to the existing superior DxP Sriwijaya varieties. The superior seeds are already available for purchase with a brand name DxP Sriwijaya Semi Klon 1 to 6. As of year-end 2014, Sampoerna Agro actively manages a total of 127.787 hectares of oil palm plantation, consist of 87.401 hectares of planted area located in South Sumatra province and the other 40.386 hectares is located in Central and West Kalimantan provinces. From total plantation areal, there are 101.586 hectares of matured palms and 26.201 hectares of immature palms. Within the same period, the Company manages nucleus estates of about 77.098 hectares while plasma and kemitraan estates under guidance are about 50.688 hectares. The Company has seven POMs, of which five are situated in Sumatra and two in Kalimantan. The POMs in Sumatra have a total capacity to produce 380 tons of fresh fruit bunches (ÒFFBÓ) per hour, whereas the POMs in Kalimantan have a capacity to produce 105 tons of FFB per hour.