PT Multi Bintang Indonesia Tbk (MLBI) known as the producer of Bir Bintang, was founded in 1931 under the name Nederlandsch-Indische Bierbrouwerijen. The Heineken Group became the main shareholder of this company from 1936 to 1965, then was taken over by the government until 1967. After Heineken regained ownership, it began operating the second brewery in 1973. The company went IPO in 1981, then started producing Green Sands in the following year. As the company grew, in 2005 it established a subsidiary, named PT Multi Bintang Indonesia Niaga, as a selling and marketing company.