by Sergio Baffoni | Oct 17, 2018 | Responsible Virgin Fibre
Asia Pacific Rayon (APR), a new company developed to produce viscose for the textile industry, is the sister company of the Indonesian pulp & paper giant APRIL (Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Ltd) and part of the conglomerate Royal Golden Eagle...
by Joshua Martin | Nov 9, 2017 | Responsible Virgin Fibre
WWF-Indonesia together with Auriga, Forest Peoples Programme, Hutan Kita Institute, Jikalahari, KKI Warsi, Rainforest Action Network, Titian, Walhi Riau, Walhi Jambi, Wetlands International, and Woods & Wayside International have published Evaluating the...
by Sergio Baffoni | May 22, 2017 | Responsible Virgin Fibre
According to the LiDAR mapping carried out by the Indonesian Peat Restoration Agency (BRG), one of the pulpwood concessions belonging to PT RAPP, a subsidiary of pulp and paper giant APRIL, located on Pulau Padang in Sumatra’s Riau province, is largely composed of...
by Environmental Paper Network | Jun 3, 2015 | Responsible Virgin Fibre, Social Responsibilty
Indonesia second biggest pulp and paper company announced today an immediate moratorium on logging in natural forests. After many years of environmental and social conflicts, Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) announced the end of deforestation,...
by Environmental Paper Network | May 19, 2015 | Responsible Virgin Fibre
Tennis star asks Credit Suisse to review the bank’s business relationship with Indonesian pulp and paper group RGE/APRIL (via Bruno Manser Fonds) (BASEL, SWITZERLAND / PULAU PADANG, RIAU, INDONESIA) – Tennis star Roger Federer is calling on Credit Suisse, the...