| About: | PT Bakrie Sumatera Plantations Tbk, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the plantation, processing, and trading of agricultural and industrial products in Indonesia. The company operates through Palm Oil and Derivatives, Rubber, and Oleochemical segments. The Palm Oil and Derivatives segment processes, markets, and sells palm oil, as well as develops and maintains palm oil. Its palm oil derivative products and palm kernel oil are used in food and non-food industries, including cooking oil, margarine, ice creams, soaps and detergents, animal feeds, cosmetics, industrial lubricants, and bio-fuels. The Rubber segment processes, markets, and sells natural rubber products for use in footwear, gloves, contraceptives, and other industries, as well as develops and maintains rubber. The Oleochemical segment processes, markets, and sells oleochemicals that are used as raw materials for various fast moving consumer goods. This segment also offers fatty acids and alcohols, glycerin, plan stearin, palm olein, and palm fatty acid distillate. The company also provides financial services for issuing bonds; industrial estate management services; and fruit, basic chemicals, and goods trading services, as well as management consulting services. It also exports its products. The company was formerly known as United Sumatera Plantations and changed its name to PT Bakrie Sumatera Plantations Tbk in 1991. The company was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Medan, Indonesia. |