Full Description

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (KLK) is engaged in the business of producing and processing palm products and natural rubber on its plantations. The Company’s subsidiaries are engaged in the business of plantation, manufacturing, retailing, property development and investment holding. The Company has a plantation land bank of more than 210,000 hectares in Malaysia (Peninsular and Sabah) and Indonesia (Belitung, Sumatra and Kalimantan). It operates in six business segments: plantation, manufacturing, retailing, property development, investment holding and others. In April 2009, the Company, via one of its subsidiary, acquired a 17% equity interest in PT Sekarbumi Alamlestari (PT SA) from Forever Green Venture Ltd., which increased its interest in PT SA to 65%. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, the Company acquired Ladang Perbadanan-Fima Berhad, and disposed of a 60% stake in Barry Callebaut Malaysia Sdn Bhd, formerly KL-Kepong Cocoa Products Sdn Bhd.