KUALA LUMPUR KEPONG BERHAD

Malaysian multinational company involved in plantation, manufacturing, retailing and property development.

KLK is amongst the top plantation companies in Malaysia, with a land bank in excess of 360,000 acres, located in Peninsular Malaysia (160,000 acres), Sabah (100,000 acres) and Indonesia (100,000 acres).

Oil palm is the predominant crop with an annual production of 1.9 million tonnes of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) and which is expected to increase rapidly in the years ahead as the vast new plantings in Sabah and Indonesia are progressively brought into harvesting. Processing of the crop is carried out in KLK's own mills and refineries into crude palm oil, RBD palm olein and stearin, and kernel oil and cake.

The declining rubber area in Peninsular Malaysia, in favour of oil palm, has been made up to an extent by the new rubber area from KLK's plantations in Indonesia. This will enable KLK to maintain a steady yearly production of about 25,000 tonnes of premium SIR/SMR grades and latex concentrate, meeting with the MS ISO 9002 standards.

Whilst plantation remains KLK's core business, the Group has expanded downstream into resource-based manufacturing, in particular oleochemicals, cocoa processing and rubber processing, involved in the manufacture and retail of personal care products, toiletries, home fragrances and fine foods.

The Group operates an oleochemical complex located in Rawang, Selangor, which produces a wide range of vegetable oil based fatty acids & glycerine, ethylene-bis-stearamide (a plastic additive), coconut diethanolamide (a foam booster for shampoo), and vegetable based soap noodles for the toilet soap industry.

KLK's vegetable oil refineries in China produce edible oil for use in the food and confectionery industry.

Another subsidiary, Standard Soap, based in UK is involved in the contract manufacturing of soaps and toiletries for the UK and Europe markets.

The Group also operates one of Asia's largest cocoa manufacturing plant producing high quality cocoa liquor, butter and powder.

We also produce latex examination, rubber household and industrial gloves for overseas markets.

KLK's wooden parquet flooring factory in Ipoh produces quality parquet mainly for the export market.

"SIERRAMAS" project in Sungai Buloh, one of KLK joint ventured projects.

Official site:
http://www.klk.com.my/main.htm