JAKARTA - The production of crude palm oil (CPO) of Sub Holding PTPN III (Persero), PT Perkebunan Nusantara IV PalmCo throughout 2025 shows a strengthening trend.
Until the end of the year, PalmCo recorded CPO production of 2.7 million tons, growing around 4 percent compared to the previous year. The increase in production was mainly supported by an increase in land productivity.
Throughout 2025, PalmCo's plantation productivity was recorded at 4.8 tons of CPO per hectare, also increasing by around 4 percent annually. This achievement reflects the improvement in plantation and plant performance, as well as the effectiveness of operational management across the company's work areas.
Increasing productivity is the key for the national palm oil industry, which is now directed to grow through intensification and efficiency, not land expansion. In recent years, government policies have emphasized the importance of optimizing existing land as demand for sustainability and environmental governance increases.
President Prabowo Subianto previously emphasized that strategic national sectors, including palm oil, need to strengthen productivity in order to remain competitive. Palm oil is seen as a flagship commodity that has a significant contribution to the national economy, job creation, and Indonesia's position in the global market.
The President also emphasized that future production increases must be based on improving productivity per hectare, the use of technology, and the implementation of sustainable governance.
With this approach, the national palm oil industry is expected to remain competitive while being adaptive to global dynamics and demands.
At the corporate level, PalmCo management assessed the 2025 performance as the result of consistency in operational fundamental improvement.
PTPN IV PalmCo President Director Jatmiko K Santosa said that these production and productivity achievements are an important foundation for the company in preparing future management directions.
"The production and productivity achieved in 2025 show the strengthening of the fundamentals of plantation and factory management that provide tangible results. This is the initial capital for PalmCo to move to the next phase," said Jatmiko.
Entering 2026, PalmCo set a large framework for managing the company with a focus on Basic-Consistency-Improvement. This approach is aimed at ensuring that all operational lines run disciplined and sustainable across all regions.
In the Basic stage, the company ensures that all basic standards of cultivation, harvesting, and processing are carried out thoroughly. Consistency means maintaining the uniform application of these standards, while Improvement is focused on continuous improvement through innovation, digitization, and human resource development.
This strategy, according to Jatmiko, is not only aimed at maintaining production growth, but also improving the cost efficiency and quality of CPO, as well as strengthening the company's competitiveness in the midst of global palm oil industry dynamics.
Apart from operational aspects, PalmCo also places sustainability as part of its long-term strategy. Efforts to rejuvenate plants, environmental management, and compliance with increasingly strict governance standards continue to be encouraged to ensure business sustainability.
With increasing productivity and a focused management strategy, PalmCo is optimistic that the national palm oil contribution can continue to be strengthened. In the midst of global challenges, increasing productivity per hectare is considered the key to maintaining Indonesia's position as the largest palm oil producer in the world.
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