TSH has been involved in oil palm plantations in Sabah, Malaysia since the late 1980s and expanded plantation activities to West Sumantra and Kalimantan, Indonesia in 2003. TSH has planted areas in Sabah and Indonesia total 20,000 ha with 5,000 ha in Sabah and the balance in Indonesia. They have approximately 60,000 ha of land bank in Indonesia and are continuously seeking for opportunities to further increase our plantation hectareage in Indonesia.
The group have 3 palm oil mills in Sabah, Malaysia and another in West Sumantra, Indonesia with a combined processing capacity of close to 1.5 million tonnes of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) per annum. Their Sabah–based palm oil mills are located along Tawau - Lahad Datu - Sandakan highway or more fondly known as Sabah Oil Palm Belt. Representing 70% of total planted areas in Sabah, Sabah Palm Oil Belt produces an average of 18 million tonnes of FFB per annum to sustain our throughput demand. The 4th palm oil mill is located in Padang, West Sumantra, Indonesia. They have also ventured further downstream to refining crude palm oil and kernel crushing through a 50-50 joint venture with Wilmar International Ltd., a revered player in global vegetable fat industry listed on Singapore Stock Exchange. Strategically located at Kunak, Sabah, the refinery and kernel crushing plant have throughput capacities of 800,000 tonnes and 180,000 tonnes respectively.
