PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk, also known as “Lonsum”, was established in 1906 when Harrisons & Crosfield Plc, a general trading and plantation management services firm based in London, UK, started its first plantation in Indonesia near the city of Medan in North Sumatra. Through a journey more than a century, Lonsum has evolved to become one of the world’s renowned plantation companies.
Lonsum’s principal activities are plant breeding, planting, harvesting, processing and the selling of palm products, rubber, oil palm seeds, cocoa and tea. In its early years, Lonsum’s diversified crops were rubber, tea and cocoa. Lonsum commenced oil palm plantations in 1980’s and since then oil palm has grew and became primary crop and major growth contributor to the company.
Lonsum listed its shares on Jakarta and Surabaya Stock Exchanges (now Indonesia Stock Exchange) in 1996. In 2007, Indofood Agri Resources Ltd (IndoAgri) through its subsidiary, PT Salim Ivomas Pratama Tbk (SIMP) acquired and became Lonsum’s majority shareholder. Since the acquisition, Lonsum is part of PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk’s (Indofood) Group and synergizing with other companies under Indofood Group.
Lonsum’s estates are located in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java and Sulawesi. As of December 31, 2019, Lonsum’s total nucleus planted area was 115,665 hectares comprising 95,637 hectares of oil palm, followed by 15,945 hectares of rubber and 4,083 hectares of other crops mainly cocoa and tea. Lonsum also manages oil palm and rubber plantations under the plasma programme covering 34,880 hectares.
Lonsum’s plantations make use of its leadership in research and development and agro-management expertise. Its research and development center, Sumatra Bioscience or SumBio, in Bah Lias, North Sumatra, plays a central role in improving Lonsum’s productivity and crop quality. SumBio is also known in industry for the quality of its superior oil palm seeds.
The Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certifications started since 2013, following the first certification of sustainable palm oil in North Sumatra. As of end 2019, we have achieved 268,000 tonnes of ISPO-certified CPO or 80% of total CPO nucleus production. PP London Sumatra Indonesia LSIP
Lonsum Launches “Kahuripan” Tea
Kahuripan Tea is a downstream tea product from Kertasarie, Pengalengan, West Java. Kertasarie tea estate is owned by PTPP London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk (Lonsum), a subsidiary of PT SIMP as part of IndoAgri, Indofood Group. Located 1600 to 1825 meters above sea level, the 600-hectare Kertasarie estate is one of the most elevated tea plantations in Indonesia, hence a very good environment for tea cultivation.
Kertasarie estate, operating since 1908, has been processing its harvests in its own factory with a capacity of 35 tonnes per day. Most of the tea leaves produced have been sold to tea packaging companies both domestically and abroad. Lonsum now starts its own downstream product by manufacturing tea bags with the brand “Kahuripan” a name synonymous to “Life.” PP London Sumatra Indonesia LSIP
Research & Development
Fertilizer Recommendation
Fertilizer recommendation is one BLRS service that aims to determine the dosage and type of fertilizer that is optimal for oil palm plantations, good for immature plants (TBM) and mature plants (TM).
By the accurate of dosage and type of fertilizers, the growth and crop productions could reach more optimum level and profitable for longer terms. Beside determining the dosage and types of fertilizers, BLRS also provide additional services of training to the customers; methodology of sampling, field inspection and a complete fertilizer report. Here are the service rates for providing the fertilization recommendations.
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