InfoSAWIT, RIAU - Smallholder Inclusion for Better Livelihood and Empowerment (SMILE) program on Wednesday (10/5/2023) had its chance to visited Buatan Satu Mill of Asian Agri in District of Siak, Riau Province where InfoSAWIT joined.

Buatan Satu Mill belonging to Asian Agri has been operating since 1991. Within 60 tons of fresh fruit bunch (FFB) per hour – capacity, the mill locates at around more than 10 thousand hectare – palm oil plantations. The plasma plantations laid about 7 thousand hectares, while the main plantations laid about 3 thousand hectares.

The group of SMILE Program did see how FFB was processed to be crude palm oil (CPO) in Buatan Satu Mill.

The business of Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) as the main business of Asian Agri and Apical was explaining about CPO process to be palm cooking oil, biodiesel, and other derivative products.

The mill also processes liquid waste process in the mill to be powerplant through biogas powerplant.

Anton Pakpahan, the representative of Asian Agri explained about production and business process in RGEI that runs through Asian Agri, Apical, and its downstream company - Kao Corporation. (T1)