PT Pabrik Kertas Indonesia (; commonly abbreviated Pakerin) is an Indonesian manufacturer of industrial paper and inorganic chemicals headquartered in Surabaya, East Java. Its mill complex is located in Bangun village, Pungging District, Mojokerto Regency. The company was established in 1977 and began commercial production in 1980.
Since 2020, there has been a dispute over the company's management involving the heirs of its founder. Its paper production has been halted since December 2024.
History Pakerin was founded by Njoo Soegiharto. Since beginning commercial production in 1980, the company has expanded its installed capacity from 15,000 tonnes per year to a design capacity of 700,000 tonnes per year. According to the company, Pakerin pioneered the use of bagasse as a source of pulp in Indonesia, and post-consumer recycled materials supply more than 80 percent of its fibre requirements.
Products and facilities Pakerin's main products are packaging-grade industrial papers: kraftliner, corrugating medium, coated duplex board, chipboard and core board. It also produces inorganic chemicals, including caustic soda and hydrochloric acid. Its operations are vertically integrated, with in-house pulp, caustic soda, power and steam, and raw-water treatment units.
Ownership and management According to the Directorate General of General Legal Administration (Ditjen AHU) of the Ministry of Law, the most recent amendment to Pakerin's articles of association approved in the ministry's legal entity administration system (SABH) is Deed No. 14 of 19 November 2018. On that record, the company's shares are held by PT Inti Anugerah (339.2 million shares), PT Supreme Agung (176.4 million shares) and Njoo Soegiharto (6.4 million shares), and its recorded officers include Njoo Soegiharto as President Commissioner, together with his sons Njoo Steven Tirtowidjojo as Director, Njoo Henry Susilowidjojo as Commissioner, and David Siemens Kurniawan as President Director.
Management dispute Ditjen AHU has stated that the dispute arose among the heirs of the late Njoo Soegiharto, namely Njoo Steven Tirtowidjojo and Njoo Henry Susilowidjojo, against David Siemens Kurniawan.
One subject of the dispute was Minister of Law and Human Rights Decree No. AHU-0077557.AH.01.02 of 2020, dated 20 November 2020, which approved amendments to the articles of association adopted at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on 9 October 2020. David Siemens Kurniawan, as president director, intervened in the proceedings to defend the decree. The decree was challenged before the Jakarta Administrative Court, which dismissed the challenge on 7 October 2021. On appeal, the Jakarta High Administrative Court declared the claim inadmissible on 31 December 2021. On cassation, the Supreme Court overturned the appellate ruling and annulled the decree on 22 June 2022; a request for judicial review (peninjauan kembali) of that decision was rejected on 21 March 2023.
According to Ditjen AHU, the ministry issued a decision revoking the 2020 decree on 14 March 2023. Pakerin's access to SABH has been blocked since 17 January 2024 as a precaution, because legal proceedings involving the Minister of Law as a party were still pending. The ministry has said that the company's main problem is an unresolved dispute over its management.
Damages suit No. 774/Pdt.G/2022 In July 2022, David Siemens Kurniawan, asserting his position as president director of five companies including Pakerin, sued Njoo Steven Tirtowidjojo, Njoo Henry Susilowidjojo and several other parties in tort before the Surabaya District Court. The district court partly granted the claim on 2 October 2023, including material damages of about Rp 1.07 trillion.
On appeal, the Surabaya High Court set aside that judgment and declared the claim inadmissible on 17 January 2024. In its reasoning, the court held that David's position as president director of the five companies, which rested on decrees of the Minister of Law and Human Rights, had been annulled by the Jakarta Administrative Court through to judicial review, so that he "no longer has legal standing or legal capacity as president director" of the five companies, including PT Pabrik Kertas Indonesia. The Supreme Court rejected a cassation appeal on 16 December 2024. According to the Supreme Court's case-tracking system, a request for judicial review of the cassation decision was rejected on 18 August 2026.
Production halt and labour impact The Mojokerto Regency government reported that Pakerin halted production in mid-December 2024 because of a protracted internal conflict. In a June 2026 briefing to the Ministry of Industry, management stated that paper production had been halted since December 2024.
In June 2026, hundreds of workers protested outside the mill, demanding unpaid wages for January–March 2026 and religious holiday allowances. Responding to reports of possible mass layoffs, the Ministry of Industry said it had received no official report of planned job cuts and attributed the halt to internal problems at the company.
See also List of paper mills
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