The Apical Marunda Refinery is expanded with increased capacity
Apical becomes a founding member of the Business Council for Sustainable Development Singapore, as well as a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC)
Pacific Oil & Gas (PO&G) successfully launches its second LNG Project in Jiangsu, in a joint venture with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and the Jiangsu Guoxin Investment Group
RAPP, under APRIL, becomes the first industrial plantation company in Asia to be certified by Bureau Veritas’ standards for Origins and Legality of Timber (OLB)
The APRIL SSYMB pulp line expansion is completed
It increases the mill’s capacity to 1.5 millions ADT/annum.
PO&G completes Rudong Receiving Terminal in a joint venture with Petro China
PO&G completes the second Xiamen 800 MW CCGT line, resulting in total of 1,600 MW capacity
Sateri is successfully listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Bahia Pulp’s Line 2 operations starts
Apical’s biodiesel plant in Dumai, Indonesia is commissioned
In China, RGMI wins the Top 10 Philanthropic Enterprise Award. APRIL wins the Most Socially Responsible Enterprise Award
APRIL becomes the first and only Indonesian company in the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), a renowned international organisation
APICAL is established to manage downstream vegetable oil and biofuel processing and distribution operations globally
APRIL reinforces its commitment to environment
- It becomes a Corporate Partner with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for the Champions of the Earth Awards
- It signs the UN Global Compact.
- It is awarded certification under Lembaga Ekolabel Indonesia (LEI) Sustainable Plantation Forest Management standards.
Several projects start, such as:
- Rizhao pulp and mill expansion
- Forestry and pulp mill projects in Fujian
- Xiamen CCGT power plant
- LNG terminal and CCGT power plant in Rudong, Jiangsu
- Palm oil refinery in Longtan, Nanjing
- Jiujiang cellulosic fibre plant expansion
APRIL acquires a controlling stake in Shandong Asia Pacific SSYMB Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd.
SSYMB is the biggest integrated pulp and paperboard mill in Rizhao, Shandong, China. It is renamed as APRIL Group SSYMB.
RGM Management (China) Co. Ltd is established in Nanjing
Sateri (Jiangxi) Chemical Fibre Co. Ltd starts commercial production of viscose fibre in China
RGE and Rizhao SSYMB begin joint venture. APRIL Group and Rizhao Municipal Government signed Investment Agreement.
Following its delisting from the New York Stock Exchange, APRIL is privatised
Sateri International acquires Bahia Pulp and Copener in Brazil
This adds an integrated specialty cellulose mill with fibre plantations to Sateri’s operations.
RGMI Representative Office is established in Beijing
RAPP is certified ISO 14001
The group expands into the energy sector with the establishment of Pacific Oil & Gas
Sateri International is established
Sateri (Jiangxi) Chemical Fibre Co. Ltd starts commercial production of cellulosic fibre in China.
RGMI becomes a global resource-based company
It now has manufacturing operations in two continents and sales and marketing offices in a third.
APRIL’s Riau mill reaches its designed capacity of 2 million tonnes of pulp per annum
This record-breaking moment made it the fastest start-up in the history of the industry.
APRIL produces the first Sustainability Report published by an Indonesian company
