Sampoerna Agro

What Sampoerna Agro does

Sampoerna Agro is an Indonesian palm oil producer that cultivates oil palms across approximately 128,000 hectares of plantations in Sumatra and Kalimantan, selling crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel oil to industrial buyers. The company operates a fully integrated palm oil value chain spanning proprietary palm seed development, plantation operations, and downstream refining via PT. ARC, a joint venture with GS Caltex that adds 500,000 tons of annual refining capacity in East Kalimantan. Its go-to-market is B2B commodity sales to refineries, biofuel feedstock producers, and food/cosmetics/industrial manufacturers through direct enterprise relationships, with pricing tied to global palm oil market rates.

The company was originally listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange under the ticker SGRO and was controlled by the Sampoerna family through a 66% stake. In November 2024–2025, POSCO International acquired management control for approximately KRW 1.3 trillion (~$885 million), and on June 17, 2026 the operating entity was rebranded as PT. Prime Agri Resources (PT.PAR), completing the integration into POSCO International's food and agriculture portfolio. The combined platform now spans roughly 154,000 hectares of plantation area and a 500,000-ton refinery, with management projecting palm business operating profit to more than double in 2026.

Name

Sampoerna Agro

Legal name

Sampoerna Agro

Website

https://sampoernaagro.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Sampoerna Agro is an Indonesian palm oil producer operating ~128,000 hectares of plantations across Sumatra and Kalimantan, selling crude palm oil and palm kernel oil to industrial buyers including refineries and biofuel feedstock producers. Now owned and being rebranded by POSCO International as PT. Prime Agri Resources (PT.PAR).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Palm Oil / Agricultural Commodities

NAICS

Soybean and Other Oilseed Processing (311224), Oilseed (except Soybean) Farming (11112)

SIC

Fats & Oils (2070), Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Palm Oil Milling, Refining & Fractionation (AFAKAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Oil & Wax Crop Farming (Castor, Jojoba, Oil Palm for industrial uses) (AFAGAGAL), Tropical Oils & Fractions (Palm, Palm Kernel, Coconut) (AFAJALAD)

Keywords

• Palm oil production
• Oil palm plantations
• Palm seed development
• Palm oil refining
• Crude palm oil supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Palembang

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Palm Oil Production and Sales: Revenue generated from cultivating oil palms and selling crude palm oil (CPO) and refined palm oil products to industrial buyers, including biofuel feedstock producers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Sampoerna Agro is an Indonesian palm oil agribusiness that produces crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel oil through fully integrated operations spanning palm seed development, large-scale oil palm plantation cultivation, and palm fruit processing. The company operated plantations of approximately 128,000 hectares across Sumatra and Kalimantan, and its refining capacity was extended through the PT. ARC joint venture with GS Caltex in East Kalimantan, which has an annual capacity of 500,000 tons.

Product overview

Sampoerna Agro is a palm oil agribusiness company operating an integrated palm oil value chain. The company produces crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel oil through plantation operations spanning approximately 128,000 hectares in Sumatra and Kalimantan, Indonesia. Operations include palm seed development, plantation cultivation, and palm fruit processing. Following acquisition by POSCO International in November 2024, the company was integrated into PT. Prime Agri Resources (PT.PAR) and operates alongside a palm oil refining joint venture PT. ARC (with GS Caltex) with 500,000 tons annual capacity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Palm Oil Production Production and sale of crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel oil from integrated plantation operations across approximately 128,000 hectares in Sumatra and Kalimantan, sold to industrial buyers including refineries, food manufacturers, and biofuel feedstock producers.
• Palm Seed Development Development and cultivation of proprietary oil palm seeds for use in upstream plantation operations, contributing to the integrated palm oil production value chain from seed to final product.
• Palm Oil Refining (PT. ARC joint venture) Refining of crude palm oil through the PT. ARC joint venture with GS Caltex in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, with annual refining capacity of 500,000 tons. Completed construction on November 19, 2024, expanding POSCO International's integrated palm oil value chain.

Quantifiable outcome

• Palm business operating profit expected to more than double in 2026

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GS CaltexcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 November 2024Joint venture established on November 19, 2024 for palm oil refining operations. PT. ARC refinery in East Kalimantan has annual capacity of 500,000 tons with total investment of USD 210 million. The partnership completes POSCO International's integrated palm oil value chain.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wilmar International: Asia's largest palm oil processor and one of the world's largest palm oil traders, with integrated plantation, refining, and downstream operations. Directly comparable to Sampoerna Agro across the integrated palm oil value chain from plantations to refined products.
• First Resources: Indonesian palm oil producer with integrated plantations, mills, and downstream processing. Closely comparable to Sampoerna Agro in scale, geographic footprint, and product portfolio across Sumatra and Kalimantan.
• Golden Agri-Resources: Indonesia's largest palm oil producer with extensive plantations and integrated refining. Operates the same palm oil value chain that Sampoerna Agro now occupies under PT.PAR, including crude palm oil, palm kernel, and refined products.
• FGV Holdings: Malaysian palm oil producer and refiner with extensive plantation acreage and downstream operations. Comparable in integrated upstream-to-downstream palm oil positioning in the Southeast Asian market.
• IOI Corporation: Malaysian integrated palm oil producer and refiner with global downstream presence. Direct peer because of upstream plantation operations combined with refining and specialty fats capabilities aligned with Sampoerna Agro's integrated model.
• Astra Agro Lestari: Indonesian palm oil producer with large-scale plantations across multiple provinces and integrated downstream operations. Direct peer given Indonesian base, plantation-led model, and CPO/palm kernel product mix.
• Sime Darby Plantation: Malaysian-listed pure-play palm oil producer with hundreds of thousands of hectares of plantations and integrated downstream operations. Direct peer given comparable integrated upstream-to-downstream palm oil business model in Southeast Asia.
• Kuala Lumpur Kepong: Malaysian-listed plantation company with significant palm oil operations alongside diversified downstream activities. Comparable in plantation scale and integration into downstream oleochemicals and refining.

Others

• POSCO International: The new strategic parent and acquirer of Sampoerna Agro, with downstream demand for palm oil as biofuel feedstock. Included as an adjacent ecosystem participant whose strategic decisions directly drive the trajectory of the subject company.

Broad incumbents

• Cargill Tropical Palm: Global agribusiness major with substantial palm oil plantation, trading, and refining operations. Comparable because of integrated palm oil exposure, though it operates across a much broader agricultural commodity portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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