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In line with its commitment to help grow Indonesia’s green economy, APRIL Group is set to expand its product portfolio in the downstream sector by investing IDR33.4 trillion (US$2.28 billion) in a new sustainable paperboard production facility. One of the largest manufacturing investments in Sumatra in the last decade, the new packaging facility is expected […]
The 2022 RGE Bankers’ Forum welcomed close to 400 of the regional and international banking community in-person and via Zoom. Themed “Leading the Bioeconomy from its Core”, the 7 April 2022 event saw RGE senior management team and business group leaders deep dive into the market trends that RGE is well-positioned to leverage on. This […]
The launch of the new Bracell pulp mill in São Paulo state, in Brazil, has resulted in the company becoming the largest dissolving pulp producer in the world, with a production capacity of up to 1.5 million tonnes of dissolving pulp or three million tonnes of kraft pulp per year at the new facility. More […]
RGE held its annual Town Hall at the Fullerton Hotel in Singapore on 11 February 2022. Attended in-person by senior leaders in Singapore under safe distancing measures, the 2022 RGE Town Hall was also broadcast live to more than 500 senior leaders from over 20 locations around the world. In his opening address, RGE Chairman […]
From the opening of the world’s largest and greenest pulp mill in Brazil to progress on our sustainability commitments around the world, 2021 was an outstanding year for RGE. The group solidified its place operating at the heart of the bio-economy in the world’s fastest growing markets. Our sustainable natural fibres, edible oils, green packaging […]
Tanoto Scholars in Singapore came together for an evening of networking and sharing at the Tanoto Scholars Annual Networking 2021 (TSAN2021) on December 16, 2021. Held with safe distancing measures, this marked the first in-person TSAN since 2019. The event was organised by the Tanoto Foundation, an independent philanthropy founded by RGE Chairman Sukanto Tanoto […]
RGE Founder’s Day 2021 was observed globally from October through December under another year of special circumstances. However, the COVID-19 global pandemic and new variants did not dampen RGE companies’ resolve to continue creating value for community, country, climate, customer and the company – our Founder and Chairman Sukanto Tanoto’s 5C’s business philosophy. RGE’s 60,000-strong […]
Businesses can close the ambition gap in a post-COP26 world. As the curtain fell on the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), it seemed to suggest that there remained a lack of ambition, with the planet expected to warm by 2.4 deg C rather than achieving the target of 1.5 deg C by 2030. However, […]
Businesses have to approach their activities with a stewardship mindset. They need to understand their footprint and impact, take ownership and adopt the necessary intervention measures in line with science. In doing so, they can negate domestic impact and consequently international spillover. RGE Vice Chairman Bey Soo Khiang shared these insights at a panel discussion […]
Having witnessed the dedication of staff and how sustainability is deeply embedded in APRIL Group’s operations in Indonesia, a Master of International Economic Policy candidate at Columbia University and former staff of the UN Environment Programme wrote a commentary sharing views on how like-minded companies and stakeholders in the pulp and paper industry can pave a […]