It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Asia Pacific Rayon

Deforestation / Viscose

24 May 2023

4 minutes

Aerial HTI PT Industrial Forest Plantation (IFP, Kabupaten Kapuas, Kalimantan Tengah. Oktober, 2022 - The findings of the Greenpeace report should caution RGE’s customers, financiers, certification bodies, as well as local communities, civil society, consumers of RGE products, and the broader public about its controversial wood suppliers and risky pulp mill expansion plans.

World's Largest Viscose Producers Royal Golden Eagle / Sateri Ravaging Indonesia's Endangered Rainforests

In the eye of a greenwashing storm is one of the world’s largest pulp and paper companies, Indonesia’s Royal Golden Eagle Group (RGE) and its subsidiaries, for deforesting thousands of hectares from across its supply chain, a Greenpeace investigation has revealed.

Special Correspondent

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

25 November 2022

2 minutes

Asia Pacific Rayon is Asia's first fully integrated producer of viscose rayon from renewable industrial park forests.

Indonesia: Viscose Manufacturer APR Jointly Launches Textile Waste Programme with Retail Platform Matahari

PANGKALAN KERINCI, Indonesia: Asia Pacific Rayon ("APR"), the first fully integrated viscose rayon producer in Asia, has announced its collaboration with Indonesia's largest retail platform, Matahari, to launch a new textile waste management programme. APR is a member of the Singapore-headquartered RGE group of companies founded by Sukanto Tanoto.

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