Korindo opens oil palm farm
Korindo opens oil palm farm
JAKARTA (JP): The Korindo Group, through its subsidiary PT
Bangun Kayu Irian (BKI), plans to set up an oil palm plantation
covering an area of 47,000 hectares in the districts of Aitinyu
and Teminabuan in Sorong, Irian Jaya.
Company president Lestuni said that the company was now
awaiting the approval of the Ministry of Agriculture to develop
the oil palm estate.
PT Tuna Sawa Erma and PT Batu Makmur, both of which are
subsidiaries of the group, have also developed a 3,000 hectare
oil palm plantation in Marauke, Irian Jaya, he said. (aly)