Monthly Archives: March 2020

Investment of Rp. 15 trillion (USD1,1 billion) in facility Supports development of national textile industry and ‘Making Indonesia 4.0’ roadmap Pangkalan Kerinci, Indonesia – 21 February 2020: The President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, today inaugurated Indonesia’s largest integrated viscose rayon production facility, injecting a boost for the country’s textile sector and the Indonesian Government’s industrial […]

The Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) Group announced its plans to invest USD200 million over the next 10 years into cellulosic textile fibre research and development. About 70% of the planned investment will go to scaling-up proven clean technology in fibre manufacturing. The investment is a boost for Asia Pacific Rayon (APR), the first fully integrated […]

Pangkalan Kerinci – 13 November 2019, Viscose staple fibre producer, Asia Pacific Rayon (APR), has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product label. The label is part of USDA-led BioPreferred Program that assists with the development and expansion of markets for biobased products worldwide and communicates a product’s biobased content. “The USDA […]

Jakarta, January 20, 2020 – Asia Pacific Rayon (APR) has obtained the Sustainable Textile Production (STeP) certification from OEKO-TEX®, an independent Swiss-based certification organisation for the responsible manufacturing of viscose staple fibre. APR is the first viscose manufacturer in Indonesia to receive this internationally recognised certification. STeP by OEKO-TEX ®certification is a rigorous modular analysis of chemicals, environmental performance, environmental […]

Asia Pacific Rayon (APR), the largest integrated rayon producer in Southeast Asia, highlighted its commitment to sustainable fashion in Indonesia at Bali Fashion Trend Spring Summer 2020.