PALMOILMAGAZINE, TANA TIDUNG — The Menjelutung Perdana Lestari Joint Business Plasma Cooperative (KUB PMPL) is still awaiting the realization of an addendum to its cooperation agreement (PKS) with palm oil company PT Pipit Citra Perdana (PT PCP). According to the cooperative, despite several mediation efforts involving the local government and the company, the expected revision of the agreement has yet to materialize.
KUB PMPL Secretary, Ares Wahyudi, explained that the request for the addendum was submitted on June 28, 2024, and has been a key topic in several official meetings. These included mediation at the Tana Tidung Deputy Regent’s Office on October 2, 2024; a public hearing (RDP) at the Tana Tidung Regency Council on March 10, 2025; and the presentation of the company’s profit-sharing report (SHU) at the Menjelutung Village Hall on May 19, 2025.
“However, until now our request for an addendum to the cooperation agreement has not been fulfilled,” Ares told beige-heron-208544.hostingersite.com on Wednesday (October 15, 2025).
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The agreement to proceed with the addendum was also reinforced through a coordination meeting on October 6, 2025, attended by cooperative leaders, village officials, local council members, neighborhood heads (RT 1–4), and community and traditional leaders of Menjelutung Village. All participants agreed that the existing agreement between KUB PMPL and PT PCP needs to be renewed to ensure greater fairness and transparency.
Earlier, PT Pipit Citra Perdana had also sent a letter to the Tana Tidung Regency Government—No. 062/PCP-TRK/LEGAL/VI/2025 dated June 13, 2025—requesting guidance and solutions concerning its partnership dynamics with the plasma cooperative. Following that, the KUB PMPL board submitted two official letters to the local government: the first to the Deputy Regent on July 15, 2025, and the second to the Regent’s aide on October 8, 2025.
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“We hope the regional government can mediate and help find a fair solution so that the partnership between the plasma cooperative and the company can run in a healthy and equitable manner,” Ares added.
KUB PMPL also highlighted the absence of any profit-sharing (SHU) distribution since the company began production in 2020. According to the cooperative’s records, instead of profits, the company reported losses totaling Rp2.53 billion over the past five years—an amount that has been charged to the plasma farmers.
“If the company’s plasma management continues to suffer losses, it would be better to suspend production activities rather than adding more debt burdens on the cooperative and farmers every year,” Ares asserted.
The cooperative emphasized the need for a comprehensive evaluation of plasma plantation management at Menjelutung Estate, Sesayap Hilir Subdistrict, Tana Tidung Regency, North Kalimantan, to ensure that the partnership truly benefits both the company and the farmers fairly. (P2)
