PT Menthobi Karyatama Raya Tbk manages oil palm plantations through its subsidiary, PT Menthobi Makmur Lestari (MMAL). The plantation is located in Central Kalimantan, covering approximately 6,000 hectares of land. The cultivated oil palm varieties are superior strains capable of producing high-quality Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) with sustainable productivity.
MKTR follows a systematic and efficient oil palm cultivation process:
Nursery: Conducted under strict supervision to produce high-quality oil palm seedlings.
Planting and Maintenance: Involves planned fertilization, irrigation, pest control, and the application of sustainable agricultural techniques.
Harvesting FFB (Fresh Fruit Bunches): FFB is harvested periodically when ripe and immediately transported to the mill for processing into crude palm oil (CPO).
Fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from the oil palm trees are processed at MKTR’s palm oil mill, which has a capacity of 30 tons/hour. This process yields:
Crude Palm Oil (CPO): The main product from oil palm fruit extraction.
Palm Kernel: Used to produce palm kernel oil (PKO).
Palm Waste: Such as empty bunches and sludge, which are utilized as fertilizer and energy sources.