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Announcement is submitted by * Kimberley Lye Chor Mei Designation * Director, Corporate Secretarial Date & Time of Broadcast 19-Jan-2012 17:22:39
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Announcement Title * Press Release - GAR's subsidiaries receive RSPO Certification Description Please see attached.
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Anak Perusahaan GAR menerima Sertifikat RSPO
Singapura, 19 Januari 2012 - PT Ivo Mas Tunggal (IMT), anak perusahaan Golden
Agri-Resources (GAR) mengumumkan hari ini bahwa perusahaan telah menerima sertifikat
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) untuk dua anak perusahaannya, PT Ramajaya
Pramukti (RJP) dan PT Buana Wiralestari Mas (BWL).
Sertifikat ini mencakup kebun seluas 18.762 hektar (ha) dan tiga pabrik kelapa sawit milik RJP dan BWL di Kabupaten Kampar, Provinsi Riau dan merupakan bagian dari proses sertifikasi IMT dan anak perusahaan GAR lainnya, PT SMART Tbk. (SMART) yang masih berjalan. Hingga hari ini, 33.716 ha lahan perkebunan dan empat pabrik kelapa sawit milik IMT dan SMART telah menerima sertifikat RSPO. Hal ini membawa GAR semakin mendekati target keseluruhannya untuk memperoleh sertifikat RSPO bagi seluruh operasi kelapa sawitnya pada Desember 2015.
Daud Dharsono, Direktur Utama IMT mengatakan: "Sertifikasi RSPO merupakan salah satu komitmen penting kami terhadap produksi minyak kelapa sawit berkelanjutan. Kami gembira karena telah menghasilkan kemajuan dan tetap berkomitmen untuk bekerja menuju sertifikasi RSPO bagi seluruh operasi kelapa sawit kami pada Desember 2015."
GAR bekerja sama dengan LSM internasional, The Forest Trust (TFT) untuk membantu perusahaan mempersiapkan sertifikasi RSPO bagi 433,200 ha perkebunan kelapa sawit dan 42 pabrik kelapa sawit (per Juni 2010) pada Desember 2015. Program ini mencakup sekitar 89.000 ha perkebunan plasma yang melibatkan sekitar 45.000 petani. Operasi perkebunan kelapa sawit yang didirikan setelah 30 Juni 2010 akan menjadi bagian dari rencana sertifikasi yang terpisah.
GAR berkomitmen untuk mentaati hukum dan peraturan nasional di Indonesia serta prinsip-prinsip dan kriteria RSPO. GAR juga akan terus melibatkan berbagai pemangku kepentingan untuk mencari solusi bagi produksi minyak sawit yang berkelanjutan. Sebagai bagian dari pendekatan yang menyeluruh terhadap kelestarian, GAR bersama TFT telah mengumumkan Kebijakan Konservasi Hutan dan Kebijakan Sosial dan Keberperanan Komunitas serta sedang dalam proses mengembangkan Kebijakan Peningkatan Produktivitas.
Tentang Golden Agri-Resources Ltd (“GAR”)
GAR adalah perusahaan perkebunan kelapa sawit terbesar kedua di dunia dengan total luasan lahan tertanam sebesar 448.900 hektar (termasuk perkebunan plasma) pada 30 September 2011, berlokasi di Indonesia. Perusahaan memiliki operasi yang terintegrasi dengan berfokus pada produksi minyak makan dan lemak nabati dari kelapa sawit.
Didirikan pada tahun 1996, GAR tercatat di Bursa Efek Singapura sejak tahun 1999 dengan kapitalisasi pasar sebesar US$5.8 milyar pada 30 September 2011. Flambo International Ltd., suatu perusahaan investasi, merupakan pemegang saham terbesar GAR, dengan kepemilikan saham sebesar 50%. GAR memiliki beberapa anak perusahaan, termasuk PT SMART Tbk yang tercatat di Bursa Efek Indonesia sejak tahun 1992.
GAR berfokus pada produksi minyak kelapa sawit yang lestari. Di Indonesia, kegiatan usaha utamanya terdiri dari pembudidayaan dan pemanenan tanaman kelapa sawit, pemrosesan tandan buah segar menjadi minyak kelapa sawit mentah (CPO) dan inti sawit, serta rafinasi CPO menjadi produk dengan nilai tambah seperti minyak goreng, margarin dan shortening. Perusahaan juga memiliki kegiatan operasional yang terintegrasi di Cina termasuk pelabuhan laut dalam, oil seeds crushing plants, fasilitas produksi untuk rafinasi produk minyak makan serta produk makanan lainnya seperti mie.
Untuk informasi lebih lanjut harap hubungi: Untuk Indonesia/ Singapura:
Claire Yong/ Ang Shih-Huei Pelham Bell Pottinger Asia Tel: (65) 6333 3449
Fax: (65) 6333 3446
Cell: (65) 9185 0761 / (65) 9189 1039 Email: cyong@pbp.asia / sang@pbp.asia
For Immediate Release
GAR's subsidiaries receive RSPO certification
Singapore, 19 January 2012 - PT Ivo Mas Tunggal (IMT), a subsidiary of Golden
Agri-Resources (GAR) announces today that it has received Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification for two of its subsidiaries PT Ramajaya Pramukti (RJP) and PT Buana Wiralestari Mas (BWL).
The certification covers 18,762 hectares (ha) of plantations and three mills from RJP and BWL in Kampar District, Riau Province and is part of the ongoing certification of IMT and another of GAR’s subsidiary, PT SMART Tbk (SMART). To date, 33,716 ha of plantations and four mills from both IMT and SMART have received RSPO certification. This brings GAR closer to its overall target of obtaining RSPO certification for all its palm oil operations by December 2015.
Daud Dharsono, President Director of IMT said: "RSPO certification is one of the important parts of our commitment to the production of sustainable palm oil. We are glad to be making progress and remain committed to working towards RSPO certification for the remaining palm oil operations by December 2015."
GAR has engaged international NGO, The Forest Trust (TFT) to help the company prepare for RSPO certification for the rest of its existing 433,200 ha of palm oil plantations and 42 mills (as at June 2010) by December 2015. This includes about 89,000 ha of plasma scheme plantations involving about 45,000 smallholders. The palm oil operations established beyond 30 June 2010 will be part of a separate time-bound plan.
GAR is committed to complying with the national laws and regulations in Indonesia and the RSPO Principles and Criteria, and will continue to engage multi-stakeholders to find solutions for the production of sustainable palm oil. As part of its holistic approach to sustainability, GAR together with TFT has launched its Forest Conservation Policy and Social and Community Engagement Policy, and is in the process of developing its Yield Improvement Policy.
About Golden Agri-Resources Ltd (“GAR")
GAR is the world’s second largest palm oil plantation company with a total planted area of 448,900 hectares (including smallholders) as at 30 September 2011, located in Indonesia. It has integrated operations focused on the production of palm-based edible oil and fat.
Founded in 1996, GAR is listed on the Singapore Exchange since 1999 with a market capitalisation of US$5.8 billion as at 30 September 2011. Flambo International Ltd, an investment company, is GAR’s largest shareholder, with a 50% stake. GAR has several subsidiaries, including PT SMART Tbk which is listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange since 1992.
GAR is focused on sustainable palm oil production. In Indonesia, its primary activities include cultivating and harvesting of oil palm trees; processing of fresh fruit bunch into crude
palm oil (“CPO”) and palm kernel; and refining CPO into value-added products such as
cooking oil, margarine and shortening. It also has integrated operations in China including a deep-sea port, oilseeds crushing plants, production capabilities for refined edible oil products as well as other food products such as noodles.
For further information please contact: Indonesia/ Singapore:
Claire Yong / Ang Shih-Huei Pelham Bell Pottinger Asia Tel: (65) 6333 3449
Fax: (65) 6333 3446
Cell: (65) 9185 0761 / (65) 9189 1039
