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- PT Mutuagung Lestari Tbk, operating commercially as MUTU International, is an Indonesia-based company that provides comprehensive testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) services across natural resources, environmental, industrial, and consumer sectors. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Depok, West Java, Indonesia, the company operates through three primary business segments: Certification, Testing, and Inspection. Its certification portfolio encompasses sustainability and natural resource standards, including Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO), Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO), Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), and the Timber Legality Verification System (SVLK); management system certifications, including ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 14001 (Environmental), ISO 22000 (Food Safety), ISO 27001 (Information Security), ISO 37001 (Anti-Bribery), and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety); and product compliance certifications, including Indonesian National Standards (SNI), organic agriculture, and halal certification. Its testing operations provide accredited laboratory analysis comprising chemical, physical, and microbiological assays for food, beverages, agricultural commodities, palm oil derivatives, and wood products, as well as environmental testing for water, wastewater, soil, ambient air, and industrial emissions. Its inspection services include pre-shipment inspections; marine and bunker surveys; quantity and quality verification; loading, transshipment, and discharge monitoring; industrial technical verification; and hygiene and sanitation audits. The company serves commercial enterprises, multinational corporations, and government institutions across the agribusiness, forestry, manufacturing, mining, logistics, and renewable energy sectors, supported by a network of branch offices and testing laboratories across Indonesia and international operations in Malaysia, Japan, China, and Vietnam, alongside subsidiaries including PT Mutu Hijau Lestari, PT Mutu Agrisentra Lestari, and Mutu Certification Japan Co., Ltd. In recent developments, PT Mutuagung Lestari Tbk completed its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in August 2023 under the ticker MUTU to finance laboratory expansions, technological automation, and branch development. The company has since expanded its accredited Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Validation and Verification Body (LVV) operations to verify emissions mitigation projects for Indonesia's National Registry System for Climate Change (SRN-PPI) and provide carbon credit verification for the Indonesia Carbon Exchange (IDXCarbon). Furthermore, the company has entered strategic alliances to deliver supply chain traceability and compliance verification solutions aligned with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), while broadening its service portfolio into biofuel certification, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) assurance, and advanced environmental analytical testing.