It was founded on 21 September 1948 as Fa Wings, by Johannes Ferdinand Katuari and Harjo Sutanto.

[1] In 1948, Johannes Ferdinand Katuari (Oen Jong Khing) and Harjo Sutanto (Tan Siek Miauw), the co-founders of Wings, began producing a simple laundry soap in their backyard, using limited resources.

This product thus became successful as a practical and economical way of doing laundry, spreading throughout Java and subsequently the whole of Indonesia.

[2] In 1981, Wings expanded their business by building a third factory in Jakarta together with Lion Corporation Japan.

Its products include shampoo, shower gel, skin care products, pharmaceutical and healthcare, toothpaste, dishwasher liquid, toilet soap, floorcleaners, fabric softeners, and sanitary napkins.