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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)
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)
2012
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
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
2011
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)
2011
The APRIL SSYMB pulp line expansion is completed
2010

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
2010
PO&G completes the second Xiamen 800 MW CCGT line, resulting in total of 1,600 MW capacity
2010
Sateri is successfully listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
2010
RGM is renamed RGE
Royal Golden Eagle
2009

On 9 September 2009, RGM is renamed RGE, which stands for ‘Royal Golden Eagle’. It reflects the globalisation and diverse industries of its business groups—spanning pulp and paper, specialty cellulose, palm oil industry and energy resources development

RAPP is FSC-certified
2008

SmartWood, the certification body of the Rainforest Alliance, certifies RAPP’s Forestry Division in the Forest Stewardship Council’s (FSC) Controlled Wood/Forest Management Standard. SmartWood also certifies RAPP and its paper mill in the Forest Stewardship Council’s (FSC) Chain of Custody and Controlled Wood Standards

Bahia Pulp’s Line 2 operations starts
2008
Apical’s biodiesel plant in Dumai, Indonesia is commissioned
2008
In China, RGMI wins the Top 10 Philanthropic Enterprise Award. APRIL wins the Most Socially Responsible Enterprise Award
2008
APRIL becomes the first and only Indonesian company in the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), a renowned international organisation
2007
APICAL is established to manage downstream vegetable oil and biofuel processing and distribution operations globally
APICAL is established to manage downstream vegetable oil and biofuel processing and distribution operations globally
2006
APRIL reinforces its commitment to environment
2006
  • 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:
2006
  • 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.
2005

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
2005
Sateri (Jiangxi) Chemical Fibre Co. Ltd starts commercial production of viscose fibre in China
2004
RGE and Rizhao SSYMB begin joint venture. APRIL Group and Rizhao Municipal Government signed Investment Agreement
2003
Following its delisting from the New York Stock Exchange, APRIL is privatised
2003
Sateri International acquires Bahia Pulp and Copener in Brazil
Sateri International acquires Bahia Pulp and Copener in Brazil
2003

This adds an integrated specialty cellulose mill with fibre plantations to Sateri’s operations

RGMI Representative Office is established in Beijing
2003
RAPP is certified ISO 14001
2003
The group expands into the energy sector with the establishment of Pacific Oil & Gas
2002
Sateri International is established
Sateri International is established
2002

Sateri (Jiangxi) Chemical Fibre Co. Ltd starts commercial production of cellulosic fibre in China

RGMI becomes a global resource-based company
2002

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
2002

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
2002
RAPP is certified ISO 9001
2002
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