Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad ("KLK") started as a plantation company in 1906 and today, the development of oil palm and rubber remains the Group’s core business. KLK presently has about 300,000 hectares of planted area for both crops that is spread across Malaysia (Peninsular and Sabah), Indonesia (Belitung Island, Sumatra and Kalimantan) and Liberia. KLK is listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad with a market capitalisation of RM21.687 billion as at 30 September 2021.
In order to optimise value across the supply chain, KLK diversified into resource-based manufacturing (oleochemical, derivatives and specialty chemicals) in the 1990s by vertically integrating its upstream and downstream businesses. The Group, via KLK OLEO, has since expanded its manufacturing operations resulting in global oleochemical presence in China, Indonesia, Switzerland, Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium.
The 1990s also saw KLK capitalizIng on the strategic location of its landbank in Peninsular Malaysia by branching into property development under KLK Land. KLK Land is currently focused on Bandar Seri Coalfields, a 1,001-acre township located in Sungai Buloh, Selangor.