Ganda and Wilmar

Wilmar and the Ganda Group: new insights into the dealings of the Sitorus family

Mr. Martua Sitorus’ brother, Mr. Ganda, was previously employed by the Wilmar Group but has now built his own plantation group through the holding company PT Gandaerah Hendana (the Ganda Group). Subsidiaries under the Ganda Group include:

1. PT Kartika Prima Nabati (Jakarta)
2. PT Patiware (Bengkayang, West Kalimantan)
3. PT Sumatera Unggul Makmur (Sambas, West Kalimantan)
4. PT Sentosa Asih Makmur (Sambas, West Kalimantan)
5. PT Putralirik Domas (Sambas, West Kalimantan)
6. PT Inecda Plantation (13,000 ha, Indragiri Hulu, Riau)
7. PT Jatim Jaya Perkasa (Riau)
8. PT Wawasan Kebun Nusantara (18,500 ha, Bengkayang, West Kalimantan)
9. PT Perkebunan Kaltim Utama I (20,000 ha, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan)
10. PT Ganda Dinamika (previously: PT Karya Musi Lestari)
11. PT Karya Agung Megah Utama (Agam, West Sumatra)
12. PT Perkebunan Anak Negeri Pasaman (West Pasaman, West Sumatra)
13. PT Sumatra Agro Nusa Plantations Prima
14. Jumbo Glory Holdings
15. PT Enviro Mitra Abadi (Riau)

Of these companies, four are active in Sambas District:

PT Patiware:
A castor oil plantation company of 10,500 hectares in Jawai and Teluk Keramat
sub-districts. The company was granted a Location Permit (Ijin Lokasi) by BPN, number 05/ILBPN/Bky/2003, dated 23 September 2003 (last update on July 2006).

PT Sumatera Unggul Makmur:
An oil palm company of 16,000 hectares in Tebas, Semparuk, Selakau and Pemangkat sub-districts. The company was granted a Plantation Operation Permit (Ijin Prinsip) by the District Head, number 82/2006, dated 3 April 2006.

PT Sentosa Asih Makmur:
An oil palm company of 18,000 hectares in Galing, Sejangkung and Teluk Keramat sub-districts. The company was granted a Principal Permit (Ijin Prinsip) by the District Head, number 81/2006, dated 3 April 2006.

PT Putralirik Domas:
An oil palm company of 3,100 hectares in Subah sub-district. The company was granted a Plantation Operation Permit (Ijin Prinsip) by the District Head, number 83/2006, dated 3 April 2006.

None of these companies have approved EIA reports, but all of these companies have already and irregularly, been granted a Plantation Operation Permit by the Sambas District Head.
In essence, the Ganda and Wilmar Groups are very closely related

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See profile of Martua Sitorus at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martua_Sitorus

Martua Sitorus (born 1960), also known as Thio Seng Hap (吴笙福), was a Chinese Indonesian businessman. He was once known as the fourth richest person in Indonesia (and #377 in the world), but had decreased to fifteenth by November 2013,^[2]according to Forbes.^[3] He and his partner, Kuok Khoon Hong founded Wilmar International, the largest palm oil producer in the world.

Wilmar's business activities include oil palm cultivation, oilseeds crushing, edible oils refining, sugar milling and refining, specialty fats, oleochemicals, biodiesel and fertilizers manufacturing and grains processing. It has over 300 manufacturing plants and an extensive distribution network covering China, India, Indonesia, United States and some 50 other countries.^[4]

Personal life[edit]

Martua was born in Pematang Siantar, a town located in North Sumatra, Indonesia. After finishing high school, he continued to the University of HKBP Nomensen, Medan which was the largest city in North Sumatera to finish his economic degrees. During his teenager, Martua traded fish, when grown up he started his business as a palm oil and mesocarp trader.

Business Empire[edit]

Martua along with Kuok Khoon Hong, the nephew of Malaysia's richest tycoon Robert Kuok, founded Wilmar InternationalLimited and by 1991 he owned 7.100 hectare of palm tree plantations, and also build his own palm oil refinery in North Sumatra. The Wilmar International business has grown rapidly; by 2013 Wilmar owns more than 50 other companies with 300 manufacturing plants around the world.^[5] Martua also owns London skycraper Aviva Tower and a hospital in Medan, Murni Teguh Memorial Hospital, which is named after Martua's mother, Murni Teguh. The hospital was launched on 12 December 2012 (12/12/2012).^[6]