Plantation
Plantation is the core business of KLK. Currently, KLK has more than 250,000 ha. of plantations areas in Malaysia and Indonesia. The annual production for fresh fruit bunches (FFB) is 3.1 million tonnes.[11] KLK's own mills and refineries will then process the crop into crude palm oil, RBD palm olein and stearin, and kernel oil and cake. Meanwhile, in 2010, the production of rubber was approximately 23 million kg.[3] It is among the few companies, that have been prosecuted for open burning so far.[12] As of September 2010, the geographical distribution of the group's plantations is as follows:
Resource-based manufacturing
Oleochemicals
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The core division of the sector is KLK Oleo, one of the largest palm oil based oleochemicals producer in the world. KLK marked it entrance into oleochemicals back in 1991, with the opening of Palm-Oleo Sdn. Bhd. Currently, KLK Oleo consists of nine companies, six in Malaysia, two in China and one in Europe (situated in Emmerich am Rhein, Germany). The full list of the companies is shown below.
Others
KLK also owns Dr. W. Kolb Holding AG, a producer of nonionic surfactant with their headquarters in Switzerland and Stolthaven (Westport) Sdn. Bhd., a common user liquid storage terminal at Westport, Port Klang.
The production factories of Dr.W.Kolb AG are located below:
- Dr.W.Kolb Moerdijk (The Netherlands)
- Dr.W.Kolb Specialties Delden (The Netherlands)
Oleochemicals
Source:[13]
The core division of the sector is KLK Oleo, one of the largest palm oil based oleochemicals producer in the world. KLK marked it entrance into oleochemicals back in 1991, with the opening of Palm-Oleo Sdn. Bhd. Currently, KLK Oleo consists of nine companies, six in Malaysia, two in China and one in Europe (situated in Emmerich am Rhein, Germany). The full list of the companies is shown below.
Others
KLK also owns Dr. W. Kolb Holding AG, a producer of nonionic surfactant with their headquarters in Switzerland and Stolthaven (Westport) Sdn. Bhd., a common user liquid storage terminal at Westport, Port Klang.
The production factories of Dr.W.Kolb AG are located below:
- Dr.W.Kolb Moerdijk (The Netherlands)
- Dr.W.Kolb Specialties Delden (The Netherlands)
Property
KLK Land is the property development arm of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad. KLK diversified into property development to leverage its land bank, particularly in the 1990s. KLK Land has been involved in developing townships like Sierramas, Desa Coalfields, and the ongoing Bandar Seri Coalfields in Sungai Buloh, Selangor and Caledonia in Ijok, Kuala Selangor.
As of 2025, KLK Land announced two industrial projects. One is a joint development with AME Elite Consortium, a Johor based developer to develop an industrial park in Ijok, Kuala Selangor. The other is KLK TechPark, a 1,500-acre integrated industrial hub in Tanjong Malim, Perak. It is designed to support the growth of the automotive sector, with BYD Auto confirmed as the anchor investor for Phase 1.
Retailing
Crabtree & Evelyn is a retailer of personal care products, toiletries, home fragrance products and fine foods with the headquarters in Woodstock, Connecticut, USA. The brand is sold in 40 countries.[14] In early 2012, the Crabtree & Evelyn business was sold to Khuan Choo International Limited for US$155 million.[15]
