Sampoerna

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PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk
Company typePublic company
IDX: HMSP
IndustryTobacco
Founded27 March 1913; 111 years ago (1913-03-27)
FounderLiem Seeng Tee
HeadquartersHouse of Sampoerna, Surabaya, Indonesia
Key people
List
    • Paul Norman Janelle, President Director
    • John Gledhill, President Commissioner
    • Eunice Carol Hamilton, Vice President Commissioner
ProductsCigarettes
Brands
List
RevenueIncrease
Parent
Philip Morris Indonesia
Subsidiaries
List
    • Wahana Sampoerna
    • Vinataba – Philip Morris Limited
    • Sampoerna Air Nusantara
    • Graha Sampoerna
    • Myanmar Sampoerna Tobacco Co. Ltd
    • Sampoerna International Pte Ltd
    • Handal Logistik Nusantara
    • Taman Dayu
    • Integrated Business Solution Asia
    • Perusahaan Dagang dan Industri Panamas
    • Orient Distributor Network Pte Ltd.
    • Union Sampoerna Dinamika
Websitesampoerna.com
Footnotes / references
Carcinogenicity:
IARC group 1

PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk, commonly known as Sampoerna (Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈsampuɾna]), is an Indonesian tobacco company owned by Philip Morris International. Sampoerna is the largest tobacco company in Indonesia. It produces clove cigarettes, otherwise locally known as kretek cigarettes. A typical brand is Sampoerna 'A' Mild, a filter cigarette in white paper.[1]

History

In the 1930s,

Soerabaia, East Java. Following Seeng Tee's death in 1956, his two daughters took over the running of the company, while his two sons ran separate tobacco-related businesses. The daughters shifted the company's focus toward white cigarettes, which nearly caused bankruptcy for Sampoerna. Youngest son Liem Swie Ling, who ran a kretek factory in Bali, returned to Surabaya in 1959 to rescue the company. He shifted production back to hand-rolled Dji Sam Soe brand cigarettes. In 1968, the company launched Sampoerna A Hijau. By the mid-1970s, the company was producing over 1 million cigarettes daily and had 1,200 staff. Swie Ling in the 1970s began to hand over the running of the company to his second-eldest son, Liem Tien Pao, better known as Putera Sampoerna, who went on to modernize the company and expand its operations.[2] On 19 October 1990, Sampoerna A Mild was launched.[3]

Michael Joseph Sampoerna, son of Putera Sampoerna, became the president director in June 2001.[4]

In May 2005, Philip Morris International, at that time a subsidiary of Altria, completed the acquisition of 97.95% of the company.[5] HM Sampoerna's current president is Paul Norman Janelle.[6]

At the end of May 2014, Sampoerna closed its Lumajang and Jember factories and laid off 4,900 employees due to declining sales of hand-rolled kretek cigarette as consumers moved to buy machine-made kretek cigarettes.[7]

In late April 2020, Sampoerna temporarily closed its factories in Rungkut, East Java after two of its labourers died of the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] The factory's closure is unlikely to affect the company's total production as Sampoerna has cigarette factories in several other locations.[9]

In 2010, the company was criticized for its approach to "corporate social responsibility" efforts when Mount Merapi in Central Java began erupting. The disaster relief teams which "aim to augment efforts by a stretched Indonesian government to house, clothe and feed evacuees from the volcano," were criticized for "the flashy four-wheel drive vehicles," and "the cluster of eager staffers wearing natty red and black uniforms covered with company logos."[10]

References

  1. ISSN 2406-9760
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  2. ISBN 978-979-95898-0-4
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  3. ^ "Profil Poetra Sampoerna – Peringkat 9 Orang Terkaya Indonesia". Byrest.com (in Indonesian). Byrest.com. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. ^ Harsaputra, Indra (21 March 2005). "Sampoerna's success started from modest beginnings". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Indonesia-Investments.com:HM Sampoerna company profile" (Press release). 25 March 2014.
  6. ^ "HM Sampoerna appoints new boss". The Jakarta Post. 19 July 2012.
  7. ^ Fajar, Deni Ahmad, ed. (16 May 2014). "Tutup Dua Pabrik, PT HM Sampoerna PHK 4.900 Karyawan" (in Indonesian).
  8. ^ Soeriaatmadja, Wahyudi, ed. (1 May 2020). "Indonesian cigarette factory temporarily shut after 2 workers die of coronavirus".
  9. ^ "Philip Morris International:PT HM Sampoerna Tbk Official Statement" (Press release). 1 May 2020.
  10. ^ Carless, Will (5 November 2010). "Cigarette Companies Sponsor Volcano Rescue Efforts". NPR.org.

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