Astra Agro Lestari
PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk entered the plantation industry in Indonesia more than 30 years ago by merger from some companies. Starting with a cassava plantation, and later developing a rubber plantation, in 1984 the Company established an oil palm plantation in Riau Province. Today the Company has grown into one of the largest and best managed oil palm plantations in Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi operating planted oil palm with a total acreage of 285.025 hectares.
From its inception, the Company entered a collaboration with the local population using nucleus-plasma and Income Generating Activity (IGA) models, as well as other activities aimed at improving the livelihood of the communities living around the plantations, both palm oil related and non palm oil related. By the end of 2018, the Company was collaborating with 74.860 oil palm smallholders organized in 2.736 farmer groups. The collaboration efforts aimed at ensuring that the presence of the plantations managed by the Company should also bring great benefit to the surrounding communities.
As the business steadily grew, in 1997 the Company decided to go public and an IPO was made through the Indonesia Stock Exchange (at that time named the Jakarta Stock Exchange and the Surabaya Stock Exchange). Currently, shares owned by the public amount to 20.32% of the total 1.925 billion shares in circulation. The strong value of the shares on the Stock Exchange reflects the great confidence of investors in the company. On the last trading day on 29th December 2018, the company’s shares listed as “AALI” closed at Rp 11.825 per share.
Apart from operating the oil palm plantations, the Company also diversified by developing a relevant downstream industry as a strategy to safeguard the continuity of its business. It is currently also operating a palm oil refinery in the Mamuju Utara Regency in West Sulawesi Province, and in Dumai, Riau Province. Processed palm oil products taking the form of Olein, Stearin, dan PFAD produced by the refinery serve to meet market demand for export to China, Bangladesh,Pakistan, Malaysia, Philippines and South Korea. The Company also set up a fertilizer blending plant in Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi Province since 2016 and in Bumiharjo, Central Kalimantan Province since 2017. In addition, the Company also initiated an integrated cattle-in-plantation business in Kotawaringin Barat Regency, Central Kalimantan Province.
Looking toward the upcoming challenges, the Company focuses its business strategy on the improvement of productivity, efficiency at all strata, and diversification of business in prospective sectors related to palm oil as its core business.
Exchange reflects the great confidence of investors in the company. On the last trading day on 29th December 2018, the company’s shares listed as “AALI” closed at Rp 11.825 per share.
Apart from operating the oil palm plantations, the Company also diversified by developing a relevant downstream industry as a strategy to safeguard the continuity of its business. It is currently also operating a palm oil refinery in the Mamuju Utara Regency in West Sulawesi Province, and in Dumai, Riau Province. Processed palm oil products taking the form of Olein, Stearin, dan PFAD produced by the refinery serve to meet market demand for export to China, Bangladesh,Pakistan, Malaysia, Philippines and South Korea. The Company also set up a fertilizer blending plant in Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi Province since 2016 and in Bumiharjo, Central Kalimantan Province since 2017. In addition, the Company also initiated an integrated cattle-in-plantation business in Kotawaringin Barat Regency, Central Kalimantan Province.
Looking toward the upcoming challenges, the Company focuses its business strategy on the improvement of productivity, efficiency at all strata, and diversification of business in prospective sectors related to palm oil as its core business. Astra Argo Lestari History
Company Address
Jakarta Head Office Jl. Puloayang Raya Blok OR-1
Kawasan Industri Pulogadung Jakarta 13930, Indonesia
Phone : (62-21) 461-6555
Fax : (62-21) 461-6685, 461-6689
E-mail : investor@astra-agro.co.id
Homepage : www.astra-agro.co.id
Astra Agro Lestari
Astra Agro Lestari