Argapura
Argapura is a privately held Indonesian specialty manufacturer founded in 1954, producing automotive chemicals, tea-bag packaging machinery and materials (~90% Indonesian tea-bag market share), cigarette paper, and tear tape for major domestic automotive OEMs, tobacco firms, and beverage packagers.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1954
- HeadquartersTebet Barat, Indonesia
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Argapura does
PT. Argapura is a privately held, family-controlled Indonesian specialty manufacturer founded in 1954 by the late Mr. Jahja Halim and currently led by Commissioner Albertus Lukman Halim and Director Maria Johanna Halim. Headquartered in Jakarta with two manufacturing facilities and a planned future office, the company operates four distinct business lines: (1) automotive chemicals including body shop sealants and adhesives, paint shop coatings, and assembly shop glazing and damping materials; (2) tea-bag and coffee packaging machinery and materials, in which it holds approximately 90% market share in Indonesia; (3) roll-your-own cigarette paper, the company's original product since 1954; and (4) tear tape supplied to Indonesian cigarette manufacturers.
Argapura's go-to-market is direct enterprise B2B field sales to all major Indonesian automotive OEMs (Toyota, Daihatsu, SGMW, Suzuki, Nissan, Isuzu, Futaba Industrial), the leading Indonesian tobacco companies (HM Sampoerna, Djarum, Gudang Garam, KT&G), and tea/coffee packaging firms (Teh Botol Sosro, PT Perusahaan Teh 2 Burung). The company's revenue model is hardware sales — manufacturing and supplying chemicals, paper, and packaging machinery on negotiated OEM contracts. Technology is sourced through a network of 16 international partnerships with firms including IMA (Italy), Glatfelter (Germany), Tsubakimoto (Japan), Sika Hamatite (Japan), and Aisin Chemical (Japan). Quality systems are certified to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and OHSAS 18001:2007 (ISO 45001:2018).
The business operates under Toyota Production System methodology, including Jishuken activities with Toyota suppliers, and has accumulated a multi-decade track record of supplier excellence awards. Argapura is single-geography (Indonesia-only), with no disclosed funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no public listing. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.
Argapura firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Argapura
- Legal name
- PT. Argapura
- Website
- https://argapura.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1954
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Argapura is a privately held Indonesian specialty manufacturer founded in 1954, producing automotive chemicals, tea-bag packaging machinery and materials (~90% Indonesian tea-bag market share), cigarette paper, and tear tape for major domestic automotive OEMs, tobacco firms, and beverage packagers.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Argapura industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Specialty Manufacturing
- NAICS
- Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920), Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing (3252), Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing (3363)
- SIC
- Papers & Allied Products (2600), Beverages (2080), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)
- akta.pro industry
- Non-Alcoholic Beverage Bottling/Canning & Packaging OperationsAgriculture & Food Production/Beverage Production/Non-Alcoholic Beverage Production (Soft Drinks, Juice, RTD)Labels & Pressure-Sensitive Materials (labelstock, PSA labels, liners)Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Paper & Forest Products/Converted Paper Products (Corrugated, Bags, Labels, Stationery)
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Where Argapura is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Tebet Barat
- HQ country
- Indonesia
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices3 records
Markets served
Argapura business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Automotive Chemicals Sales: Manufacturing and supplying automotive chemicals including sealants, adhesives, coatings, and related materials to automotive manufacturers in Indonesia
- Tea and Coffee Packaging Machinery and Materials: Supply of tea-bag packaging machines, filter paper, printed tags, thread, and related materials. Offers one-stop-shopping for tea bagging industry customers
- Cigarette Paper Production: Production of roll-yourself cigarette paper, the oldest department established since 1954
- Tear Tape Products: Supply of tear tape products to cigarette manufacturers in Indonesia
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels2 records
Argapura product offering
Product offeringCore offering
PT Argapura is an Indonesian manufacturer founded in 1954 that produces automotive chemicals (body shop, paint shop, and assembly shop materials), tea and coffee packaging machinery and materials (filter paper, thread, tags), cigarette paper for tobacco companies, and tear tape. The company serves as a B2B supplier to major automotive OEMs, tobacco manufacturers, and tea/coffee packaging companies across Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
Product overview
Argapura is a diversified Indonesian manufacturing company offering four core product lines: (1) Automotive Chemicals covering body shop, paint shop, and assembly shop materials for vehicle manufacturing; (2) Tea and Coffee Packaging Machines and Materials including IMA Maisa, IMA, and Tsubakimoto machinery plus filter paper, printed tags, and thread; (3) Cigarette Paper as the original product line established in 1954; and (4) Tear Tape for cigarette packaging. The company holds approximately 90% market share in Indonesia's tea-bag manufacturing business and provides one-stop-shopping solutions for tea bagging industry setup.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Automotive Chemicals Industrial chemicals for body shop, paint shop, and assembly shop operations, supplied to automotive OEMs and assemblers including Toyota, Astra Daihatsu, Suzuki, Nissan, Isuzu, and SGMW.
- Tea and Coffee Bag Packaging Materials and Machinery Filter paper, thread, tags, and packaging machinery for tea and coffee bag production. Argapura holds approximately 90% market share in Indonesian tea-bag manufacturing. Customers include Teh Botol Sosro.
- Cigarette Paper Specialty cigarette paper produced for tobacco manufacturers, supplied to major Indonesian and international tobacco companies including HM Sampoerna, Djarum, Gudang Garam, and KT&G.
- Tear Tape Industrial tear tape used for packaging opening applications across multiple manufacturing industries.
Quantifiable outcome
- 90% market share in Indonesian tea-bag manufacturing
Companies that use Argapura
Customer profileNamed customers12 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Argapura technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Argapura partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
16 partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- Aisin Chemical Co.,Ltd.coreJapanese partner for automotive chemical products
- Parker Asahi Co.,Ltd.coreJapanese partner for automotive chemical products
- Sunrise Co., Ltd.coreJapanese partner for automotive chemical products
- Iida Industry Co., Ltd.coreJapanese partner for automotive chemical products
- Nippon Paper Trading Co., Ltd.coreJapanese partner for paper and chemical products
- Sika Hamatite Co.,Ltd.coreJapanese partner for automotive sealants and adhesives
- Logthai-Orotex Co.,Ltd.coreThailand-based partner for automotive chemicals
- Orotex Chemicals India pvt. Ltd.coreIndia-based partner for chemical products
- Paracoat Products Ltd.coreIndia-based partner for coating and surface treatment products
- Bokwang Co.,Ltd.coreKorea-based partner for automotive chemicals
- IMA-Mai.SAcoreArgentina-based partner for packaging machinery
- IMAcoreItalian manufacturer of tea-bag packaging machines including EC 15, C24-E, C28-E, C58 models. Provides double chamber tea bag machines with speeds up to 400 bag/minute
- GlatfeltercoreGermany-based partner for specialty papers including filter paper for tea packaging
- Tsubakimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd.coreJapan-based partner for tea-bag packaging machinery including Triangular tea bag machine Twinkle TPB-200ES-16 with speed 200 bag/minute
- TecAIREcoreSpain-based partner for coffee roasting, grinding and processing machinery including TNA-600, TTA-400, TTA-60 models
- Big Beard Co. Ltd.coreChina-based partner for automotive chemicals and packaging materials
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights2 records
Argapura competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Glatfelter Corporation: Specialty paper manufacturer producing tea-bag filter paper, composite fibers, and other engineered papers. Directly comparable to Argapura's tea-bag filter paper business; also a current technology partner.
- IMA Group: Italian manufacturer of packaging machinery including double chamber tea-bag machines up to 400 bag/min and other food packaging equipment. Directly comparable to Argapura's tea-bag packaging machinery offering; also a current technology partner.
- Sunstar Engineering: Japanese manufacturer of automotive chemicals, sealants, and adhesives with a similar Asia-OEM go-to-market. Closely comparable to Argapura's body shop and assembly shop chemicals portfolio.
- Schweitzer-Mauduit International (SWM): Leading global manufacturer of cigarette paper and reconstituted tobacco. Directly comparable to Argapura's cigarette paper line that has supplied Indonesian tobacco majors since 1954.
- Delfortgroup: Austrian-based specialty paper manufacturer producing cigarette, tea-bag filter, and other thin papers. Directly comparable to Argapura's cigarette paper and tea-bag filter paper product lines.
- Sika AG: Global leader in specialty chemicals and sealants for automotive and construction. Directly comparable to Argapura's automotive sealants, adhesives, and coatings portfolio, with overlapping customers in Indonesian automotive assembly plants.
- Tsubakimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd. Japanese manufacturer of tea-bag packaging machinery including the Twinkle triangular tea-bag machine. Directly comparable to Argapura's packaging machinery business; also a current technology partner.
Regional players
- Dynapack Asia: Indonesian-listed rigid plastic packaging manufacturer serving FMCG and industrial customers across Southeast Asia. Regionally comparable Indonesian specialty industrial manufacturer with a similar B2B industrial customer profile.
Broad incumbents
- Bostik (Arkema): Specialty adhesives and sealants business within Arkema with strong automotive OEM presence. Overlaps with Argapura's sealants and adhesives lines but operates across many more industries and geographies.
- Henkel AG: Global broad-line adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings company with automotive OEM exposure. Overlaps with Argapura's automotive chemicals business but serves a much wider portfolio across consumer and industrial markets.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks1 record
Key highlights1 record
Customer concentration
Argapura social profiles
Digital presenceArgapura compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance3 records
Argapura financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Argapura leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Argapura funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Argapura M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Argapura
What does Argapura do?
PT Argapura is an Indonesian manufacturer founded in 1954 that produces automotive chemicals (body shop, paint shop, and assembly shop materials), tea and coffee packaging machinery and materials (filter paper, thread, tags), cigarette paper for tobacco companies, and tear tape. The company serves as a B2B supplier to major automotive OEMs, tobacco manufacturers, and tea/coffee packaging companies across Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
Is Argapura a public or private company?
Argapura is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Argapura founded?
Argapura was founded in 1954. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Argapura based?
Argapura is headquartered in Tebet Barat, Indonesia, in the Asia region.
How does Argapura make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Automotive Chemicals Sales are the primary driver. The others are tea and Coffee Packaging Machinery and Materials, cigarette Paper Production and tear Tape Products.
Who are Argapura's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Glatfelter Corporation, IMA Group, Sunstar Engineering, Schweitzer-Mauduit International (SWM), Delfortgroup, Sika AG and Tsubakimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd.. Dynapack Asia is listed as a regional player. Broad incumbents are Bostik (Arkema) and Henkel AG.
Does Argapura have an API?
No public API is recorded for Argapura.
What industry is Argapura in?
Argapura's product category is Industrial Specialty Manufacturing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAFABAO, Non-Alcoholic Beverage Bottling/Canning & Packaging Operations, with a secondary code of IMAMAHAE, Labels & Pressure-Sensitive Materials (labelstock, PSA labels, liners). Its NAICS code is 311920 and its SIC code is 2600.