04 October 2024

PT Mahkota Group Tbk (MGRO) and PT Menthobi Karyatama Raya Tbk (MKTR) collaborate in processing empty fruit bunches or jankos into compost fertilizer in South Sumatra (South Sumatra).

President Director of Mahkota Group Usli Sarsi said that the collaboration carried out by the two companies through their respective subsidiaries, namely PT Berlian Inti Mekar and PT Menthobi Hijau Lestari, is part of the implementation of green industry which is the principle of both in running a business.

Both MGRO and MKTR agree that waste from the palm oil industry such as empty baskets or jankos needs to be processed, because it has a real positive impact on both the company and the environment.

To support this effort, the latest production facility to process palm empty fruit bunches into organic fertilizer, Usli said, has officially operated at their fertilizer factory in South Sumatra.

“This is the first granular compost fertilizer factory made from palm empty fruit bunches in South Sumatra, as well as a solution for handling palm oil mill waste into added value,” Usli said in a written statement, quoted on Friday (4/10/2024).

The palm jankos-based granular compost fertilizer plant in South Sumatra is located on an area of 50.48 hectares. This area is owned by PT Berlian Inti Mekar (PT BIM), a subsidiary of MGRO.

Usli said that this collaboration with PT Menthobi Hijau Lestari (a subsidiary of MKTR) is a good start and allows PT BIM to participate in realizing the green industry and has a broad multiplier effect.

With the fertilizer plant's production capacity reaching 40 tons per day and products that meet the Indonesian National Standard (SNI), Usli believes that the collaboration will be a solution to the handling of palm oil mill waste.

MGRO itself, he continued, has since the beginning implemented sustainable principles in running their business. This is evidenced by MGRO's achievements which entered the top 10 plantation companies with the Best Sustainability Index at 64.04.

“MGRO believes this initiative will have a broad positive derivative impact, especially for the agricultural sector, especially for oil palm and horticultural plantations,” Usli said.

Palm Waste Processing​

PT MHL Director Dadan Ramdhani said he was enthusiastic about this collaboration. Dadan said that the collaboration between the two companies is a form of expansion of waste management practices in the palm oil industry that have significantly provided added value and broad positive benefits.

The existence of the organic fertilizer plant, said Dadan, is an effective solution in processing waste into value-added products where the plant will reduce the chemical process of burning agricultural residues (plantations), as well as eliminate open dumping and waste management practices that produce methane emissions.

The initiative, which is part of the implementation of the sustainability principle, is a form of support for joint efforts to realize a more environmentally friendly and sustainable agricultural sector in Indonesia.

“We are optimistic that this collaboration to process by-products from the palm oil industry will not only provide added value for both companies, but also for the industry and the environment,” Dadan explained.

The compost fertilizer factory made from palm empty fruit bunches collaborated by MGRO and MKTR in South Sumatra has obtained a production and marketing permit.

Later, the organic fertilizer will be marketed generally under the Green Grow brand. The fertilizer, which is claimed to have various advantages, is planned to be sold at a price of IDR 2,500 per kilogram.

Not only can it improve soil structure and activate nutrients in the soil, Green Grow palm empty fruit bunches fertilizer is also contain potential nitrogen-fixing bacteria, phosphate-solubilizing bacteria, and root growth hormone promoters that will support optimal plant growth. (K68)
 
Source : https://sumatra.bisnis.com/read/20241004/533/1804857/mahkota-group-mgro-produksi-pupuk-organik-pertama-dari-jankos-sawit