Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad

Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad, commonly known as SOP, traces its roots to 1968, when it began as a joint venture between the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) and the Sarawak State Government to pioneer commercial oil palm planting in Sarawak under the name Sarawak Oil Palms Sendirian Berhad (SOPSB). The group changed its name to SOPB officially in 1990 and was listed on Bursa Malaysia in August 1991. In June 1995, Shin Yang Plantations Sdn. Bhd. (SY Group) bought over CDC's entire 25% share in SOPB; SY Group and Pelita Holdings Sdn. Bhd., an investment arm of the Sarawak State Government, remain the two substantial shareholders with approximately 35% and 28% respectively. SOPB is involved primarily in the cultivation of oil palms and the operation of palm oil mills, and its land bank has expanded to over 122,000 hectares, with 88,000 hectares planted with oil palm trees in Sarawak. The group describes itself as a diversified corporation with global recognition, with over 8,000 employees, and states that oil palm plantation and the production of crude palm oil and palm kernels remain its sole core business.

Sarawak Oil Palms Berhad, commonly known as SOP, traces its roots back to 1968, when Malaysia embarked on an ambitious agricultural diversification programme. SOPB started out as a joint venture between the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) and the Sarawak State Government in 1968 to pioneer the commercial planting of oil palms in the state, with an initial land area covering 4,600 hectares of oil palm plantation under the name Sarawak Oil Palms Sendirian Berhad (SOPSB), before the group changed its name to SOPB officially in 1990. SOPB was listed on Bursa Malaysia in August 1991. In June 1995, Shin Yang Plantations Sdn. Bhd. (SY Group) bought over CDC's entire share in SOPB of 25%. Presently, SY Group together with Pelita Holdings Sdn. Bhd., an investment arm of the Sarawak State Government involved in property, urban development and plantation, remain the two substantial shareholders of SOPB with shareholding of approximately 35% and 28% respectively. SOPB Group has since expanded its land bank to over 122,000 hectares, with 88,000 hectares planted with oil palm trees in Sarawak. Oil palm plantation and the production of crude palm oil and palm kernels will continue to remain as the sole core business of SOPB Group.

A diversified corporation with global recognition, vertically integrated across plantation, milling, downstream, marketing & trading and property.

• Refined, Bleached, Deodorised Palm Oil (RBDPO)

  Used in the manufacturing of food products; fractionated further to produce palm olein as cooking oil, or processed into other products.

• Refined, Bleached, Deodorised Palm Olein

  The liquid oil for frying and cooking applications, blended with other oils to improve stability/shelf life and minimize smoke formation during high-temperature frying.

• Refined, Bleached, Deodorised Palm Stearin

  Utilized for high temperature industrial frying applications such as instant noodles; free of trans fatty acids and used as a replacement for hydrogenated oils; may also be used in soaps and candles.

• Palm Fatty Acid Distillate (PFAD)

  A by-product derived from the refining of crude palm oil, used in soap, animal food, bio-diesel and chemical industries.

• Crude Palm Kernel Oil (CPKO)

  Produced by crushing palm kernels, along with Palm Kernel Expeller (PKE); very similar to coconut oil.

1. 1SOP - Sarawak Oil Palmssop.com.my
2. 2Our History - Sarawak Oil Palmssop.com.my
3. 3About Us - Sarawak Oil Palmssop.com.my
4. 4SOP Products - Sarawak Oil Palmssop.com.my