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The 2025 RGE Bankers’ Forum convened over 200 regional and international banking partners at Singapore’s Fullerton Hotel to discuss “Sustainable Growth for a New World Order”. Together, we explored evolving market trends, global risks, and long‑term strategic opportunities.
Senior leadership from RGE shared how the group is expanding its global footprint, diversifying across regions and sectors, and expanding into adjacent growth areas to drive sustainable, profitable growth. These efforts are guided by disciplined execution and a long‑term mindset.
RGE President Tey Wei Lin opened the Forum with business highlights.
Global Leadership across Core Segments
Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) is a leader in bio‑based resources and energy, operating across more than 100 markets worldwide. It is the world’s largest producer of dissolving pulp, viscose, and lyocell, and consistently ranks among the top three global producers of paperboard, printing and writing paper, and market pulp. RGE also ranks second globally in palm oil refining. These positions stem from disciplined vertical integration and strategic investments, including the acquisitions of Vinda in China and Origami in India, making RGE a leading consumer tissue producer in both markets.
Since the inaugural Bankers’ Forum in 2019, RGE’s assets have more than doubled, successfully delivering large‑scale international projects. Notably, we are developing the world’s first net‑zero LNG export facility in Canada and Southern Europe’s largest second-generation biofuels plant in Spain.
Panel discussion on the group’s portfolio with (from left) moderator Lim Siow Joo (Head of RGE Corporate Communications); Praveen Singhavi (Regional Fibre President, RGE); Allen Zhang (Regional Fibre President, RGE); Kelvin Tio (President, RGE Agri Business and President, Apical); Ratnesh Bedi (President, Pacific Energy) and William Goh (Global Head, Renewable Energy, RGE)
Integrated, Diversified Portfolio and Future Preparedness
RGE’s five core verticals – pulp and paper; dissolving and specialty pulp; textile fibres; palm oil; and energy – cover upstream assets like plantations and gas fields through to downstream products such as tissue, garments, biodiesel, and electricity. This integrated value chain ensures quality control, cost competitiveness, and environmental governance. Strategic diversification into adjacent growth areas including solar energy, sustainable aviation fuel, and B2C consumer products provides additional synergy and growth pathways.
With recent major projects nearing completion, RGE is well-positioned for continued growth despite global uncertainties, including volatility from US tariffs and shifting supply chain dynamics. We remain committed to disciplined execution, agility, and preserving margins through brand strength.
Strategic Vision for the New Global Environment
RGE President Tey Wei Lin shared insights on the importance of supply chain diversification, flexible business models, and scenario planning to navigate geopolitics and trade protectionism. He underscored that strong future leadership requires balancing long‑term vision with agile near‑term execution – “think harder, react faster”.
Wei Lin summarised RGE’s future growth directions:
RGE Managing Director Belinda Tanoto emphasised our commitment to the 5Cs operating philosophy in her closing remarks.
As Managing Director Belinda Tanoto emphasised in her closing remarks, we are guided by our 5Cs operating philosophy – that what we do must be good for the Community, Country, Climate, Customer and only then will it be good for the Company. RGE’s global ambitions are anchored in partnerships – particularly with our banking and financial community – as we aim to deliver profitable growth with sustainability at its core.
Watch highlights from the RGE Bankers’ Forum 2025 for key takeaways: https://youtu.be/hEIvhYHUd_0
