United Plantations

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United Plantations Berhad
Company typePublic limited company
MYX: 2089
ISINMYL2089OO000
IndustryAgriculture
Founded1917
HeadquartersTeluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia[1]
Key people
Johari Mat, Chairman
Carl Bek-Nielsen, Chief Executive Director
Websitewww.unitedplantations.com

United Plantations Berhad (MYX: 2089) is a Malaysia-based oil palm plantation company.

History[edit]

United Plantations Limited was founded in 1917 through the amalgamation of several existing plantations. The company was listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange on February 28, 1932. In 1962, United Plantations Ltd. was merged with Bernam Oil Palms Ltd. under the present name, United Plantations Berhad, which was then listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange in 1969.[2]

Present Operations[edit]

Across their various estates in Malaysia and Indonesia United Plantations had 45,810 hectares of oil palm planted as of their 2013 annual report. An additional 3,090 hectares in Malaysia was planted with coconut.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Annual Report 2013" (PDF). United Plantations. Retrieved 2014-12-28.
  2. ^ "History". United Plantations. Retrieved 2014-12-28.