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PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Cigarettes Company, Indonesia
One of the leading enablers of the country's smoking habit is PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna, also called just Sampoerna. The company manufactures and sells cigarettes under brands that include A Mild, Dji Sam Doe, and Hijau. Philip Morris International acquired control of the company in 2005 for more than $5 billion, buying out the founding Sampoerna family, led by billionaire Putera Sampoerna.
Gudang Garam Cigarettes Company, Indonesia
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Gudang Garam
As one of Indonesia's largest cigarette makers, PT Gudang Garam deals in droves of cloves to make fragrant clove cigarettes, called kreteks. Founded in 1958 by the Wonowidjojo family, Gudang Garam blends cloves with tobacco to produce more than 70 billion cigarettes annually.