PT. Surya Indoalgas is Agar Powder manufacturer located in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia. Mainly using Indonesian Seaweed in extracting the Agar Powder. We starting business from 1993 with export market as our main focus. We also provide some quantity for domestic market by adjusting our process to meet customer requirement.
In 1990, Mr. Tirtomulyadi Sulistyo – the founder of PT. Surya Indoalgas, saw a good opportunity to produce Agar Agar Powder from Gracilaria Seaweed. The main reason is because Indonesia has wide coastal line which is an ideal place for seaweed cultivation. Moreover, there are a lot of applications in confectionery industries which use Agar Agar Powder, especially in export market so that it would be a potential business opportunity. Therefore, Mr. Tirtomulyadi Sulistyo decided to invest on an Agar Agar Manufacturing plant – PT. Surya Indoalgas in Wonoayu, Sidoarjo – East Java, which is adjacent to the second biggest city in Indonesia – Surabaya.
PT. Surya Indoalgas plant occupies total 3.8 hectares with installed capacity 400 MT per annum and willing to enlarge the capability in order to meet market requirement. Its machines are from Japan and the first three years of the operation, the factory had been operated by Japanese technicians. Using the transfer technology, modern machines and production process from Japan, our product has been widely accepted in international markets like Asian countries, European countries and South America.
Environmental issue has always been highly our concern for environmental friendly. Our company operates a waste water treatment plant to assure that waste water discharged is in compliance with the government regulation. As far as the operation of the waste water treatment, our company receives no environmental claims from local authorities as well as people lives nearby.
To provide healthy food
from seaweed.
Developing high quality food from seaweed that meet customer’s requirement, supported by enhanced process and technology