PT Kimia Farma Tbk is an Indonesian
pharmaceutical
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producer and distributor in
Indonesia
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. It is based in
Jakarta
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.
History
In 1957, Dutch-owned pharmaceutical firms were nationalized by the
Government of the Republic of Indonesia. Nationalized firms included N. V. Pharmaceutische Handelsvereeniging J. van Gorkom & Co., (Jakarta), N. V. Chemicaliënhandel Rathkamp & Co., (Jakarta), N. V. Bandoengsche Kininefabriek, (
Bandung
Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, making it the fourth most ...
), N. V. Jodium Onderneming Watoedakon (
Mojokerto) and N. V. Verbandstoffenfabriek (
Surakarta
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).
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Following Government Regulation no. 69 in 1968 the resulting firms were named State Pharmaceutical Companies (PNF) named PNF Radja Farma (Jakarta), PNF Conscience Farma (Jakarta), PNF Nakula Farma (Jakarta), PNF Bio Farma, State Enterprise (PN) Bhineka Kina Farma (Bandung
Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, making it the fourth most ...
), PN Sari Husada (Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta (; jv, ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ ; pey, Jogjakarta) is the capital city of Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by a monarchy, ...
) and PN Pharmaceuticals and medical devices Kasa Husada (Surabaya
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).Asian economic crisis
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resulted in the state budget experiencing growing national debt. To reduce the burden of debt, the government began privatizating state-owned firms. Based on the Letter of Minister of State for Investment and Development, S-59/M-PM.BUMN/2000 dated 7 March 2000, PT. Kimia Farma privatized.
Controversies
In May 2021, a local Medan
Medan (; English: ) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra, as well as a regional hub and financial centre of Sumatra. According to the National Development Planning Agency, Medan is one of the four main ...
manager and four other employees working for Kimia Farma were arrested for washing and reusing COVID-19
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nasal cotton swabs
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up to 20,000 times on 9,000 passengers flying through Kualanamu International Airport since December 2020. The workers were suspected to have pocketed as much as 1.8 billion Indonesian rupiah
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(~$125,000 USD), some of which allegedly went toward a lavish house for one of the suspects. While Kimia Farma has fired the employees-in-question, two human rights
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lawyers, Ranto Sibarani and Kamal Pane, who were frequent fliers during the time period, have filed a lawsuit against the firm, seeking damages of Rp. 1 billion (~$69,000 USD) per affected passenger.
Factory
Five production facilities spread across major cities in Indonesia manufacture pharmaceuticals.
*Jakarta Plant produces dosage tablets, coated tablets, capsules, granules, syrup, dry suspension / syrup, eye drops, creams, antibiotics and injections.
*Bandung Plant produces raw materials and derivatives quinine, rifampicin, medicine native to Indonesia and an intrauterine device (IUD).
*Semarang Factory specialized in the production of castor oil, vegetable oils and cosmetics
Cosmetics are constituted mixtures of chemical compounds derived from either natural sources, or synthetically created ones. Cosmetics have various purposes. Those designed for personal care and skin care can be used to cleanse or protect ...
(talc).
*Watudakon Factory in East Java
East Java ( id, Jawa Timur) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the easternmost hemisphere of Java island. It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west; the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean bord ...
is the only plant that processes mine iodine
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in Indonesia.
*Tanjung Morawa Factory in Padang, North Sumatra
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, supplies drugs in Sumatra.
Foreign branch
Kimia Farma planned to open a branch drugstore in Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
, as revealed in 2012.
References
External links
Official site of Kimia Farma
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Bio Farma
1971 establishments in Indonesia
2001 initial public offerings
Health care companies established in 1971
Health care companies of Indonesia
Indonesian companies established in 1971
Indonesian brands
Pharmaceutical companies of Indonesia
Pharmaceutical companies established in 1971
Manufacturing companies based in Jakarta
Companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange