January 2021 Edition

APR Wins Readiness Indi 4.0 President Released APR’s Award Export From the Indonesian Our Ministry of Sustainability Industry Progress Report

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INDUSTRY EVENT ASIA PACIFIC On 25 November 2020, Asia Pacific Rayon (APR) RAYON RECEIVED received the Indonesian Industry 4.0 Readiness Index (INDI 4.0) award from the Ministry of READINESS INDEX Industry for its effort in transforming textile fibre AWARD FROM #manufacturing in . THE INDONESIAN The award recognizes companies that have MINISTRY OF invested in the #automation of #bigdata and INDUSTRY processes to maximize operational efficiency.

Presenting the award to APR was Director-General of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Textile Industries of the Indonesian Ministry of Industry, Muhammad Khayam. Khayam said the Making Indonesia 4.0 roadmap has helped companies weather economic shocks caused by COVID-19 pandemic and supports Indonesian companies to compete in the global market.

Basrie Kamba #awardwinning #GoodforCountry #proudapr

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PRESIDENT RELEASED EXPORTS ON 4 DECEMBER 2020

APR took part in a virtual event to release export hosted by Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

133 companies, including APR and our supply partner APRIL’s PT RAPP, simultaneously released export shipments as a demonstration of a greater cross-border trade to strengthen the national economy.

In our complex in Kerinci, Riau, we released shipments of pulp and #viscose rayon totaling around US$24 million to China, , and .

The event was attended by Deputy Governor Edy Natar Nasution and Deputy Regent of Pelalawan Zardewan.

"We must stay the course and not give up. Let us look for business opportunities to export locally produced Indonesian products to the world,” said the President from the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java.

#export #GoodforCountry #indonesiamaju

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APR CELEBRATED FOUNDER’S DAY

Founder’s day is an annual RGE tradition celebrated by all business groups. On 4 December 2020, APR employees volunteered to spend the day distributing staple goods packages to 3,222 households in four districts close to our mill operations in Pelalawan, Kuantan Singingi, Kampar, and Siak. Our employees also volunteered their time to renovate a local secondary school, SMPN 6, in Pelalawan and delivered donated books to the school.

#RGEFoundersDay2020 #volunteering #GoodforCommunity

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SYMPOSIUM ON RESPONSIBLE TEXTILE SUPPLY CHAIN, 26 NOVEMBER 2020

“Indonesian #textile manufacturers must balance productivity with the increasing demand for clean and responsible manufacturing to better compete on the global stage.”

APR Director Basrie Kamba, spoke at the virtual event, “Towards Responsible Supply Chain”, together with the Indonesian Textile Association (API).

Speakers included the Industry Ministry, Leather, Textile and footwear Director-General, Elis Masitoh, API Chairman, Jemmy Kartiwa Sastraatmaja, Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) Senior Researcher, Aviliani, CEO Dan Liris, Michelle Tjokrosaputro, Asia Pacific Fibres President Director, Ravi Shankar and H&M Indonesia Regional Sustainability Manager, Anya Sapphira.

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WEBINAR 4: APR, in collaboration with PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk provided JURUS relevant information regarding small and MEMBESARKAN medium loan facilities for businesses FASHION seeking to expand their fashion business. BRAND

Seorang desainer harus mampu menghasilkan karya yang inovatif dan kreatif agar dapat mencuri perhatian pasar. Selain itu, hard work. Tidak ada pencapaian tanpa kerja keras.

Ghea S. Panggabean Founder of Ghea Fashion Studio

Tidak masalah menggunakan pinjaman bank, selama dikelola dengan baik dan digunakan sesuai tujuan. Disiplin untuk segera mengembalikan dana pinjaman setelah mendapatkan keuntungan.

M. Abduh Tuasikal Assistant Vice President Divisi Small Management BRI

APR HELD ITS The pandemic has led to travel restrictions FIRST VIRTUAL and limited in-person interactions, which has also impacted income and access of local PHOTOSHOOT photographers. TRAINING APR collaborated with Indonesian Photo Journalists (PFI) on 9 November 2020 in a virtual photoshoot workshop to enable aspiring photographers to still brush up on their photography skills. More than 200 participants took part in the virtual photoshoot workshop and competition titled ‘Keep Your Shutter ON During Pandemic’.

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Savannah Dream Festive 2021 Eureka x APR

EUREKA presents SAVANNAH DREAM FESTIVE 2021 collection, an exclusive collaboration with content creator, Jaclyn Ariandra and Asia Pacific Rayon premiers through Jakarta Fashion Hub’s YouTube channel

This collection features comfortable and stylish pieces, with playful batik patterns, giving a more fun and daring twist.

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The collaboration is supported by APR, who provides high-quality and sustainable viscose fibre.

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How to Make Your Fashion Brand Presentable – Fashion Business and Photography Workshop

APR and JFH collaborated with Femina on 10 Dec 2021 to organise an online workshop, “How to Make Your Fashion Brand Presentable”. Our two panelists, Michaels Cools and Nonita Respati shared their insights on how to build a brand image through attractive and meaningful visual, either in catalogue, lookbook, or ad campaign.

Watch this workshop video special for JFH member to get important insight for your fashion brand.

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SUSTAINABLE MATTERS CREATING SUSTAINABLE VALUE, FROM PLANTATION TO FASHION

APR released our inaugural Sustainability Progress Report covering the first 18 months of its operations from January 2019 to June 2020.

The report, themed ‘Creating Sustainable Value, From Plantation to Fashion’, details APR’s sustainability efforts which focuses on #cleanmanufacturing, #sustainablesourcing, and initiatives to support #employees and #communities.

Basrie Kamba, APR Director, said: “In our first 18 months of business, we focused on laying a strong foundation by embedding sustainability in the way we operate – whether as a manufacturer, an employer, a member of the local community or a global corporate citizen. Our operations are guided by our sustainability policy. We sought to actively monitor our performance so as to develop a baseline from which to improve on, and to benchmark ourselves against industry peers, with the aim to be a top quartile viscose producer.”

#AsiaPacificRayon #ILoveViscose #sustainabilityreporting

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APR’S SUPPLY Our supply partner, APRIL, has just unveiled #APRIL2030, an ambitious PARTNER APRIL vision for meeting the challenges of UNVEILED 2030 the next decade, including achieving SUSTAINABILITY net zero carbon emissions from land use and reducing the intensity of COMMITMENTS product carbon emissions by 25%.

APRIL2030 is comprised of four commitments with 18 ambitious targets – Climate Positive, Thriving Landscape, Inclusive Progress and Sustainable Growth.

APRIL is APR’s main supplier of dissolving pulp, and we are fully committed to helping them on this exciting journey.

#sustainabilitymatters #sustainablefibre #sdgs2030

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Asia Pacific Rayon is part of the RGE PROGRESS group of companies that announced in REPORT October 2019, a decade-long USD 200 ON RGE'S million investment into next-generation COMMITMENT #textilefibre innovation and TOWARDS technology. The report presents a new SUSTAINABLE time-related target that Asia Pacific Rayon will source 20% of its feedstock FASHION from alternative or recycled materials by 2030 and meet the EU-BAT emissions limited by 2023.

The progress report also highlights the completion of a new and fully automated #viscose pilot plant in Pangkalan Kerinci, Riau. The plant closely simulates the entire viscose manufacturing production on a much smaller scale, enabling more efficient testing of new products and production techniques for APRIL and APR.

#textileindustry #innovationintextiles #researchanddevelopment #proudAPR

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APY YARN AWARDED USDA BIOBASED PRODUCT LABEL

APY’s yarn is made of 100% viscose staple fibre, produced from natural, renewable and certified wood. Last year in June 2020, APY was awarded the OEKO-TEX STD 100 certification by TESTEX AG, confirming that our yarn is free from any harmful substances and safe to use in baby articles.

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