PRESS RELEASE

 

Bumi Raya Utama Group renews ARAB Bio-Production-Resource-Management Solution over 12,000Ha

Oil Palm with 5-Year Agreement in W.Kalimantan-Indonesia


KAJANG, P. MALAYSIA (Jan 27th, 2003) – ARAB Sdn Bhd, today announced the renewal of the 5-year service agreement (Bio-Production-Resource-Management Solution) with Bumi Raya Utama Group - for Sei Laur Estate (12,000Ha Oil Palm) in W. Kalimantan, Indonesia.

                                                                                  

"We recognized the shortcomings of the Technical Mgmt approaches in FFB production that other companies and estates practice. And more importantly, the significance and impact of these gaps on FFB yields as neighboring estates have experienced." says Dr Suparno - Managing Director, BRU Group.

 

"We need to achieve Peak-Bio-Potential-Yields for all our plantings year-after-year with guaranteed reliability - we can't afford not to do so. We have seen the hard technical and topline benefits of ARAB's BPRM at work, and the systematic approach in increasing the Palm's BunchWts and BunchNo by enhancing the Bio-Production-Capacity of the Palm" mentions Dr Suparno.

 

The BRU Group senior management team underwent detailed evaluation of the capabilities of the available options and approaches in its strategy selection of the Technical Management approach to its FFB Production Process. Production goals and targets were benchmarked against production leaders in the industry, neighboring estates, and the Bio-Production-Potential of its planting assets.

 

Selection criteria based on risks, costs, returns-on-opportunity, return-on-investment, time-to-returns, and real-track-record in the field over the required time periods, were base lined to formulate the going-forward FFB Production Management strategy.

 

"ARAB is pleased to have BRU in its selective group of clientele, as the BRU team has a strong focus on end-results and production-bio-metrics that are measurable and quantifiable, as apposed to guesswork, opinions and trial-by-error methods in FFB Production Management" says Jay Guha - Marketing Director, ARAB. "The visionary leadership of BRU is the type of customer we prefer to serve, as they bring commitment and drive to enhancing

the Producer’s shareholder value".

 

"ARAB's PAXSYS technology continues to gain traction with CPO Producers, who are recognizing the advantages and opportunity returns from a solution-approach that is absolutely reliable, peak-yield-achieving, and end-results

guaranteed" says Amit Guha – MD, ARAB. "We are receiving tremendous validation of ARAB's technology, and its ability to address core high-impact problems and risks that are prevalent in the CPO Producer market segment."

 

As part of its rollout program, ARAB will continue its plan to selectively engage only those producers whose stakeholders are committed to reaching leadership levels in production, as part of the Producer’s overall competitive and growth strategy.

 

About ARAB

ARAB (www.arabis.org) is the de-facto leader in developing and delivering innovative Bio-Production Resource Management (BPRM) products and services based on the Company’s PAXSYS digital technology.

These agri-technology solutions drive production efficiencies beyond boundaries for the Oil Palm producers market segment. ARAB turns this opportunity into reality by delivering agro-production business solutions, which delivers business, technical and financial benefits.  This strategic approach is unique in the industry because it is engineered, marketed, delivered and supported in tandem with the goals of the customer’s objectives and the customers changing landscape conditions. Together with our customers, our leading agro-tech solutions are helping companies all over ASEAN and the Pacific Rim drive their production processes and results beyond best-in-class boundaries. The Company’s business areas include system software; technology licensing; agribusiness economic services, valuation, strategic bio-opportunity-assessment, and technical agronomy services.

More information on ARAB and PAXSYSTM can be obtained at www.arabis.org.

 

About Bumi Raya Utama Group

BRU is an aggressive and fast growing Producer in the CPO Producer market segment based in W. Kalimantan, Indonesia, with over 12,000Ha of mature Oil Palm plantings.

 

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