Perusahaan Perdagangan Indonesia
PT Perusahaan Perdagangan Indonesia , or PPI, is the only Indonesian state-owned trading house. Its business is in export, import and distribution.
PPI was formed through the merger of three former so-called "Niaga" companies, state-owned trading companies PT Tjipta Niaga, PT Dharma Niaga and PT Pantja Niaga, on 31 March 2003.
These three ex-"Niaga" belonged to the so-called "Big Five" of the colonial period of the Netherlands Indies, which were nationalized in the 1950s.
PPI's main activities is in general trading, including export, import and distribution of :
- Industrial products:
- *Construction materials,
- *Agricultural product,
- *Chemicals,
- *Machinery and equipment.
- Consumer products:
- *Product of various brands, in particular Unilever),
- *Food and beverage.