Perusahaan Perdagangan Indonesia Explained

PT Perusahaan Perdagangan Indonesia (Persero)
Location:	GRAHA PPI, Jalan Abdul Muis 8, Central Jakarta, Jakarta, 10160 Indonesia
Industry:	Trading company
Parent:	PT Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia

PT Perusahaan Perdagangan Indonesia (Persero), or PPI, is the only Indonesian state-owned trading house. Its business is in export, import and distribution.

PPI was formed through the merger of three former so-called "Niaga" companies, state-owned trading companies PT Tjipta Niaga, PT Dharma Niaga and PT Pantja Niaga, on 31 March 2003.

These three ex-"Niaga" belonged to the so-called "Big Five" of the colonial period of the Netherlands Indies, which were nationalized in the 1950s.

PPI's main activities is in general trading, including export, import and distribution of :

• Industrial products:
  • Construction materials (cement, asphalt, steel products, other metal products),
  • Agricultural product (staples, spices, forest and fishery products),
  • Chemicals (fertilizers, pesticides, hazardous chemicals and pharmaceuticals),
  • Machinery and equipment (medical equipment, agricultural equipment, heavy equipment, vehicles).
• Consumer products:
  • Product of various brands, in particular Unilever),
  • Food and beverage (in particular alcoholic drinks, as official importer appointed by the Indonesian government).

PPI employs some 1,200 people and has offices all over Indonesia.

See also

• List of trading companies

Sources

• http://cepiar.wordpress.com

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