PT Socfin Indonesia (Socfindo) is part of the Socfin Group and is a leading Oil Palm and Rubber Plantation Company with its operations in North Sumatra and Aceh Provinces and its headquarters in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia.
In addition to oil palm and rubber products, the company sells advanced planting material and also provides agronomical and analytical laboratory services.
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"One can do nothing with nothing,
but one can do plenty with little."
The origin of Socfindo is credited to a Belgian agronomical engineer by the name of Adrien Hallet (1867-1925) who moved to Sumatra in Indonesia in 1905 where he devoted himself to opening new plantations.
Initially focusing on rubber exclusively, he soon ventured in oil palm plantations, opening the first commercial oil palm plantation on the Deli region of Sumatra.
Hallet’s pioneering spirit was
envisioned in the group through his motto which we still hold by today: “One can do nothing with
nothing, but one can do plenty with little.”
— Adrien Hallet
Socfindo has always invested significant resources into agronomic research and development which is a key to Socfindo’s long-term competitiveness.
Today Socfindo Seed Production and Laboratories (SSPL) lead the R&D department and is the driving force behind delivering superior product and quality. SSPL also coordinates the joint research initiatives we have with third party institutions such as CIRAD and its affiliate PalmElit.
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Robust certification standards and on-going verification are key tools to provide assurance to buyers, consumers and the general public whether an organisation is really implementing, undertaking and meeting sustainable practices in the production of their products.
Certification is a key component of Socfindo’s business and sustainability strategy. Currently, Socfindo holds full RSPO and ISPO certifications for all its mills and plantations. Its analytical laboratory is accredited by KAN. In addition, Socfindo produces high-quality oil palm seeds, supported by an integrated management system certified to ISO standards, as part of its contribution to the sustainability of the industry.
Traceability is the ability for a product and its component raw materials to be traced back along the supply chain to their original point of origin and is a key aspect of sustainability to consumers who want assurance where their products came from.
All (100%) of Socfindo’s palm oil products (Crude Palm Oil and Palm Kernel) are fully traceable back to the plantations and are certified accordingly under the RSPO Certification Scheme, which is the most robust traceability standard currently available.
Click here to find the list of Socfindo mills coordinates.