Astra Agro Lestari, PT (the company) was established under its original name of Suryaraya Cakrawala on Oct 3 th, 1988 then changed to PT Astra Agro Lestari based on Notaries Deed dated June 23, 1997 and the deed of establishment was approved by the the Ministry of Justice dated July 2, 1997. The company was located at Jakarta. Plantation and plants was located at South Kalimantan and North Sumatera province. The subsidiaries company was located at Sumatera, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Java. As of December 31, 1999 the company & its subsidiaries' plantation cover a total area of 290.621 Ha (including for Plasma project and KKPA of 45.896 Ha), with a total planted area in the amount of 199.780 Ha (including for Plasma Project and KKPA 41.327 Ha).