Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad ("KLK"), a leading Malaysian plantation company, traces its origin back to 1906 when The Kuala Lumpur Rubber Company, Limited ("KLR") was set up in London to oversee some 600 hectares of rubber plantation, including some coffee, planted in Malaya, (now Malaysia). By 1960 through various acquisitions, the hectarage increased to 29,843 ha. covering Malaya, Indonesia and Nigeria. KLR's interests in Indonesia and Nigeria was disposed off in 1973 and 1976 respectively.
Kuala Lumpur Kepong has a hand in everything from rubber gloves to lotion. The diversified company's plantation unit consists of 210,000 hectares (more than 500,000 acres) in Malaysia and Indonesia, which grow palm oil, rubber, and cocoa. Its subsidiary Crabtree & Evelyn sells personal care items worldwide; its Standard Soap unit makes private-label toiletry products that are sold in Europe, Australia, the Middle East, and the US. The company's Masif Lates unit makes rubber gloves for household and industrial use and its BKB Hevea operation makes engineered hardwood flooring. The company also manufactures oleochemicals and specialty chemicals through KLK Oleo, and has operations in property development.
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Executives
Chairman
R. M. Alias
CEO
Seri Lee Oi Hian