Founded in 1986 as PT Hamplas Barutama with Technological Assistance from NORTON COMPANY, USA to manufacture and distribute abrasive products under the NORTON brand. Inaugurated by then, the President of The Republic of Indonesia Mr. HM Soeharto.

Today, we are the only vertically integrated coated abrasive company utilizing state of the art German technology with annual production capacity of over 2.6 million square meter for coated abrasive products and 1.6 million square meter for finished cloth and textile related products

The company is restructured and renamed as PT DAYA SATYA ABRASIVES, a wholly owned subsidiary of PT Daya Satya and launched the Fortis brand to strengthen its foray into becoming a regional leader in South East Asia.