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Company type | Family-owned Private Company |
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Industry | food processing, agribusiness, palm oil, biofuel |
Founded | 1932 |
Founder | Anwar Karim |
Area served | Indonesia, Brazil, Germany, Malaysia, India, China, Vietnam, Spain, Singapore, Italy, Netherlands, United States, United Kingdom |
Key people | Mr Bachtiar Karim (Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)), Mr Burhan Karim (Chief Operating Officer (COO)), Mr Bahari Karim (Chief Finance Officer (CFO)) |
Revenue | $7.6 billion (2018) [1] |
Number of employees | 37,000 |
Website | www |
Musim Mas Group operates globally in the palm oil industry, with a presence in 13 countries spanning Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America, and South America. The group owns a significant network of palm oil refineries and is involved in vegetable oil refining. Additionally, it manufactures consumer goods such as soap and cooking oil brands in Indonesia. With a workforce of 37,000 employees, Musim Mas is supported by an extensive logistics network consisting of chemical and coastal tankers, barges, tugboats, and bulk installations at major ports in Indonesia and other strategic locations worldwide. [2]
Musim Mas is the first company in Indonesia to achieve Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification. [3] The group's Executive Chairman has also served on RSPO's inaugural executive board. Even before environmental protection gained widespread attention, Musim Mas championed sustainability and implemented green initiatives throughout its operations, as reported by Channel News Asia. [4] In addition to its involvement in the palm oil industry, the group has diversified interests in real estate and owns the 4-star Mikie Holiday Resorts in Berastagi, North Sumatra. [5]
A key focus of Musim Mas Group is sustainable palm oil production. The company takes proactive measures to mitigate its greenhouse gas emissions by capturing methane gas, a highly toxic waste gas that is 34 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Musim Mas converts this gas into energy to power their mills and estates. All of Musim Mas' mills are equipped with methane capture facilities, also known as Biogas plants. [6] [7] In 2021, Musim Mas announced a partnership with AAK and Nestlé to address deforestation outside of plantation concession areas in Aceh, Indonesia. The partnership aims to engage approximately 1,000 independent oil palm smallholders within two years, enrolling them in Muslim Mas' smallholders program supported by a Smallholders Hub. [8]
Musim Mas is a privately-owned company managed by the Karim brothers: Mr. Bachtiar Karim, Mr. Bahari Karim, and Mr. Burhan Karim. [9]
Musim Mas distributes its products through its marketing arm, Inter-Continental Oil and Fats Pte. Ltd. (ICOF), [2] which is based in Singapore. ICOF serves global markets and offers a wide range of tropical oils and derivative products. [10]
A wholly owned subsidiary of the Musim Mas Group, Maschem B.V., has established an advanced Ethoxylation Facility at the Dow Benelux B.V. site in Terneuzen. [11] This facility specializes in the production of surfactants, which are surface active agents derived from alcohols, oils, esters, fatty acids, and amines. These surfactants serve as essential raw materials in the manufacturing of personal care products and detergents.
Musim Mas offers a wide range of products including biodiesel, bleaching earth, bypass fats/rumen bypass fats, commodities, cooking oil, emulsifier-stabilizer blends, emulsifiers, esters, fatty acids, fatty alcohols, household products, margarine/shortening, medium-chain triglycerides, palm wax, refined glycerine, soap/skin care/hygiene products, soap noodles, specialty application oils, specialty fats, surfactants, and vitamin E. In 2021, Musim Mas was ranked 9th on FoodTalks' Global Top 30 Specialty Oil Companies list. [25]
The Musim Mas Group offers more than 70 proprietary brands that are distributed globally. Their product portfolio includes cooking oils, margarines, and soaps. Among their well-known brands are Lervia, Medicare, and Harmony soaps, Sunco cooking oil, and Surya Gold, Margareta, and Rajni Gold. Additionally, they have launched a new subsidiary called Kevolve Dr MCT, [26] which specializes in selling premium MCT oil products.
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