PT. Arkelindo Bara Sejahtera (Arkelindo) was established in January 2018. The potential for abundant raw materials, the availability of labor and the market demand that is significantly large; both for household, restaurant and hotel consumption; and to meet the needs of charcoal briquettes for the domestic and foreign markets (export) are the basis for the establishment of PT. Arkelindo Bara Sejahtera.
Background
Indonesia is the largest coconut producer in the world*), with a plant area of around 3.88 million ha (97% are smallholding plantation), due to the nature of coconut which can grow in almost all parts of Indonesia. Coconut processing produces many products, including: coco-chemical, coco-fiber, coconut cooking oil, desiccated coconut, nata de coco, activated charcoal, biomass, and so on.
Charcoal Briquettes is one of the products produced by coconut charcoal, while coconut charcoal itself comes from coconut shells which are burned in certain ways to guarantee low water content, with high carbon binding capacity.
Operational Activities
PT. Arkelindo Bara Sejahtera stands on an area of 5,000 m2 and is located on the South Java Line that connects Central Java with West Java and Jakarta. The strategic position allows the company to absorb local raw materials (from East Java, Central Java and West Java) and regionally (from Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi), while shipping to global consumers can be done through Tanjung Priok Port – Jakarta and Tanjung Perak Port – Surabaya.
Arkelindo is committed to continuously using natural raw materials, namely coconut shell charcoal specifically made with natural combustion systems, this will guarantee the quality of coconut shell charcoal as a raw material for making coconut charcoal briquettes.
The process of making charcoal briquettes starting from providing high-quality raw materials prepared without the slightest use of additional chemicals, combined with proven production processes and reliable workforce, enables us to produce high-quality briquette products that can be accepted in the international market.
Vision and Mission
Vision:
- Become a world-class premium quality coconut shell charcoal briquette manufacturer.
Mission:
- Creating premium quality products through continuous innovation
- Maintain product quality through high standard quality control and selection of quality raw materials
- Meet global demand in a timely manner through process management and reliable workforce availability
- Participate in improving the regional economy through empowering the surrounding community, both through capacity building as well as the absorption of quality local raw materials