PT Gudang Garam Tbk is one of the leading cigarette producers that secures the largest market share in Indonesia, produced more than 70 billions sticks in the year 2001 and well-known as the high quality kretek cigarette producer. Measured by assets controlled, product sales, duties and taxes paid to the Indonesian Government and by total number of employees, PT Gudang Garam, Tbk. is the biggest company involved in the Indonesian kretek cigarette industry. 'Tbk'_ denotes that the company lists part of its shares in the Stock Exchange.