kepong klk berhad industry plantation core business manufacturing resource based property retailing predecessor the kuala lumpur rubber company limited klr 1906 1960 kuala lumpur kepong amalgamated limited klka 1960 1973 1 founded 1906 headquarters ipoh perak malaysia key people r. m. alias chairman tan seri dato lee oi hian ceo dato lee hau hian thong yaw hong abdul rahman bin mohd . ramli yeoh eng khoon roy lim kiam chye kwok kian hai 2 olivier meurzec lim hong joon a. k. yeow 3 revenue myr 7 490.6 million 2010 4 operating income myr 1 409.2 million 2010 4 net income myr 1 012.3 million 2010 4 total assets myr 5 440 741 million 2010 5 number of employees 38 000 6 website www.klk.com.my kuala lumpur kepong bhd. myx 2445 is a malaysian multi national company . the core business of the group is plantation oil palm and rubber . the company has plantations that cover more than 250 000 hectares 5 in malaysia peninsular and sabah and indonesia belitung sumatra and kalimantan . since the 1990s the company has diversified its business activities such as resource based manufacturing oleochemicals derivatives and speciality chemicals property development and retailing personal care products toiletries and ne foods with worldwide presence . the company is listed on the bursa malaysia and is malaysia s third largest palm oil producer . 7 klk was ranked 1858th 8 in the 2013 forbes global 2000 leading companies with market cap of usd 6.91 billion . in 2014 klk was ranked 23rd most valuable malaysia brand on the malaysia 100 2014 with a brand value of usd 364 million . 9 the late tan sri dato thong yaw hong former secretary general of the malaysian treasury sat on the board of klk . 10 11 dato lee oi hian the ceo of klk is or was chairman of the board of trustees of the malaysian palm oil council . 12 contents 1 history 1.1 the kuala lumpur rubber company limited klr 1906 1960 1.2 kuala lumpur kepong amalgamated ltd klka 1960 1973 1.3 kuala lumpur kepong berhad klk 1973 present 2 business activities 2.1 plantation 2.2 resource based manufacturing 2.2.1 oleochemicals 15 2.2.2 others 2.3 property 2.4 retailing 3 references history edit the kuala lumpur rubber company limited klr 1906 1960 edit klr was founded in london in 1906 to oversee some 600 ha . plantations rubber and coffee in malaya now malaysia . in 1907 the shares of klr were listed on the london stock exchange . kuala lumpur kepong amalgamated ltd klka 1960 1973 edit in 1960 klr changed its name to klka . the group started to plant oil palm in fraser estate . the group s first mill the fraser mill was opened in 1967 . in 1971 klka opened its head office in kuala lumpur . the next year klka s tax residence was transferred from the united kingdom to malaysia . kuala lumpur kepong berhad klk 1973 present edit in 1973 kuala lumpur kepong berhad klk was incorporated in malaysia and under a scheme of reconstruction klka went into voluntary liquidation with klk taking over the assets and liabilities of klka . the company s shares is listed on the stock exchanges of kuala lumpur singapore and london . in 1979 the head office was moved from kuala lumpur to ladang pinji perak . business activities edit plantation edit plantation is the core business of klk . currently klk has more than 250 000 ha . of plantations areas in malaysia and indonesia . the annual production for fresh fruit bunches ffb is 3.1 million tonnes . 13 klk s own mills and refineries will then process the crop into crude palm oil rbd palm olein and stearin and kernel oil and cake . meanwhile in 2010 the production of rubber was approximately 23 million kg . 5 it is among the few companies that have been prosecuted for open burning so far . 14 as of september 2010 the geographical distribution of the group s plantations is as follows region area ha . percentage total peninsular malaysia 69 261 28 % 248 746 100 % sabah malaysia 40 359 16 % indonesia 139 126 56 % resource based manufacturing edit oleochemicals 15 edit the logo of klk oleo the oleochemicals branch of klk berhad . the core division of the sector is klk oleo one of the largest palm oil based oleochemicals producer in the world . klk marked it entrance into oleochemicals back in 1991 with the opening of palm oleo sdn . bhd. currently klk oleo consists of nine companies six in malaysia two in china and one in europe situated in emmerich am rhein germany . the full list of the companies is shown below . country company business malaysia palm oleo sdn . bhd. fatty acids & glycerin ksp manufacturing sdn . bhd. soap noodles palmamide sdn . bhd. ethylene bis stearamide & alkanolamides diethanolamides monoethanolamides kl kepong oleomas sdn . bhd. fatty alcohols methyl esters & methyl ester sulfonate palm oleo klang sdn . bhd. fatty acids glycerine soap noodles & fatty esters klk bioenergy sdn . bhd. biodiesel china taiko palm oleo zhangjiagang co. ltd. fatty acids and glycerine soap noodles & soap bars shanghai jinshan jingwei chemical co. ltd. amines dimethylacetamide esters & surfactants germany klk emmerich gmbh fatty acids hydrogenated fatty acids & glycerine klk emmerich gmbh . others edit klk also owns dr. w. kolb holding ag a producer of nonionic surfactant in switzerland and stolthaven westport sdn . bhd. a common user liquid storage terminal at westport port klang . property edit klk owns kl kepong country homes sdn . bhd. notable residential areas developed by klk are desa coalfields & bandar seri coalfields both in sungai buloh selangor . retailing edit crabtree & evelyn in guildford high street crabtree & evelyn is a retailer of personal care products toiletries home fragrance products and fine foods with the headquarters in woodstock connecticut usa . the brand is sold in 40 countries . 16 in early 2012 the crabtree & evelyn business was sold to khuan choo international limited for us 155 million . 17 references edit corporate history . retrieved 9 august 2011 . corporate information . retrieved 9 august 2011 . kuala lumpur kepong bhd klk kuala lumpur . retrieved 9 august 2011 . a b c kuala lumpur kepong bhd klk kuala lumpur . retrieved 9 august 2011 . a b c kuala lumpur kepong bhd annual report 2010 pdf . retrieved 9 august 2011 . kuala lumpur kepong bhd klk kuala lumpur . retrieved 9 august 2011 . kuala lumpur kepong bloomberg kuala lumpur kepong forbes.com malaysia 100 2014 brandirectory.com helena varkkey the haze problem in southeast asia abingdon routledge 2015 p. 82 public bank co chairman thong dies thesundaily . thesundaily.my . retrieved 30 may 2016 . helena varkkey the haze problem in southeast asia abingdon routledge 2015 p. 82 83 sector overview helena varkkey the haze problem in southeast asia abingdon routledge 2015 p. 146 klk oleo about us welcome to crabtree & evelyn . web.archive.org . retrieved 30 may 2016 . http www.theedgemalaysia.com highlights 210755 klk sells crabtree a evelyn for us155m.html permanent dead link v t e fbmklci companies of malaysia as of 20 december 2013 ammb holdings astro malaysia holdings axiata group british american tobacco malaysia cimb group holdings digi.com felda global ventures holdings genting genting malaysia hong leong bank hong leong financial ihh healthcare ioi ioi properties group kuala lumpur kepong malayan banking maxis misc petronas chemicals group petronas dagangan petronas gas ppb group public bank rhb capital sapurakencana petroleum sime darby telekom malaysia tenaga nasional umw holdings ytl corp v t e palm oil oil palms attalea a. maripa elaeis e. guineesis e. oleifera diseases and pests bagworm moth basal stem rot ganoderma orbiforme cadang cadang disease little leaf syndrome oryctes rhinoceros rhynchophorus palmarum oil palm bunch moth tirathaba mundella tirathaba rufivena red ring disease bursaphelenchus cocophilus components mesocarp palm kernel oil lauric acid palm oil stearin stearic acid linoleic acid myristic acid oleic acid palmitic acid processes fractionation hydrolysis milling refining 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