asia pacific resources international holdings limited april type pulp and paper mill headquarters headquarters singapore operations indonesia and china key people chairman bey soo khiang ; president praveen singhavi products pulp and paper website aprilasia.com asia pacific resources international holdings limited or april is a developer of fibre plantations and the owner of one of the world s largest pulp and paper mills with operations mainly in indonesia and china . april mainly produces bleached hardwood kraft pulp and uncoated wood free paper including its paperone brand of office paper . 1 founded in 1993 2 april is managed by rge and owned by indonesian business man sukanto tanoto living in singapore . 3 rge also manages companies in paper palm oil construction and energy business sectors . 4 contents 1 riau andalan pulp and paper 2 sustainability 2.1 certification 2.2 eco restoration 2.3 sustainable forest management policy 3 criticism and controversies 3.1 environmental impact 3.2 forest stewardship certification 3.3 fire and haze issues and management 4 references 5 external links riau andalan pulp and paper edit april s main pulp and paper subsidiary is riau andalan pulp & paper rapp . rapp operates in riau province sumatra indonesia . april s pulp and paper mill located at pangkalan kerinci in riau province sumatra indonesia is capable of producing up to 2.8 million tonnes of pulp and 1.15 million tonnes of paper per year . 5 6 beginning operation in 1995 friends of the earth called rapp the biggest paper pulp mill in the world with a capacity of 2 million tonnes per year . 3 sustainability edit certification edit in june 2015 april became the first indonesian forest company to receive the sustainable forest management certification from the programme for the endorsement of forest certification pefc . 7 8 9 the company previously received pefc chain of custody certification in 2010 for its manufacturing operations . it was later accepted as an international stakeholder member by pefc in february 2016 . 10 april s operations are also certified under ohsas 18001 safety management systems iso 9001 quality management systems and iso 14001 environment management systems . 11 eco restoration edit in 2013 april established the restorasi ekosistem riau rer project to restore protect and manage 20 000 hectares of degraded peat forests . the eco restoration area later expanded to 70 000 hectares in june 2015 . 12 13 the project is implemented in collaboration with fauna and flora international the nature conservancy and social ngo bidara . april announced at cop21 a us 100 million investment over the course of 10 years focused on eco restoration and conservation in addition to doubling the eco restoration area to 150 000 hectares . 14 15 16 17 18 sustainable forest management policy edit april published its sustainable forest management policy in january 2014 . 19 as part of the policy an independent stakeholder advisory committee comprising ngos and forestry experts was set up to oversee its implementation 20 grievances and alleged violations of april s sfmp highlighted by ngos and civil society groups are reviewed by the stakeholder advisory committee and reported publicly at aprildialog.com . in june 2015 april announced its enhanced sustainable forest management policy . 21 22 23 the policy was cautiously received by ngos and third party organisations . greenpeace suspended its campaign against april and announced it would be watching closely to make sure that today s announcement leads to real change on the ground . 24 world wide fund for nature also expressed that they cautiously welcomed april s enhanced sustainable forest management policy . 25 april provides a grievance resolution procedure and a dashboard to monitor all grievance handling process in their website . 26 criticism and controversies edit environmental impact edit april has been criticised by ngos for contributing to deforestation in indonesia . in 2001 friends of the earth accused april of fuelling the deforestation of indonesia . 3 in june 2015 april promised to halt deforestation 27 and announced its enhanced sustainable forest management policy . as part of the new sustainability policy april said it was moving up by four years its plans to harvest only wood from its own plantations . 28 forest stewardship certification edit on aug 8 2013 germany based non profit ceritfication organisation forest stewardship council fsc announced that it has ended all association with april after a complain filed by ngos greenpeace international rainforest action network and wwf indonesia alleging violation of fsc s policy of association . 29 in response april in a press statement said that they proactively withdrew from fsc certification of their own volition earlier in july . 30 as of april 2016 the company is seeking re certification with fsc . 31 fire and haze issues and management edit in 2013 april was named one of the eight companies responsible for sending hazardous level of smog to singapore and malaysia . 32 april invests in fire prevention and suppression . the company invests more than 6 million in fire fighting equipment and maintains a 700 member rapid response team . 33 in 2015 it pioneered the fire free village programme 34 35 36 an incentive based intitiative that involves working at the community level to encourage alternatives to fire as a land management tool . 37 in 2016 april became a founding member of the fire free alliance a voluntary multi stakeholder platform for members to share information and resources to fight forest fires in southeast asia . one programme implemented by the fire free alliance is the fire free village programme . 38 in may 2016 april through its subsidiary pt rapp is one of private companies involved in indonesian government s pilot project to establish forest fire prevention procedures . 39 references edit asia pacific resources international holdings ltd. information and much more from answers.com http www.aprilasia.com en about us history a b c paper tiger hidden . dragons 2 april fools lw february 2001 http www.rgei.com our business april sustainability report 4.0 kerinci mill . www.aprilasia.com . retrieved 2016 07 12 . april s 100m environmental conservation plan imperative for future business jakarta globe . retrieved 2016 07 12 . http www.packagingnews.co.uk news materials paper april deforestation 11 06 2015 http www.thejakartapost.com news 2015 06 15 sustainable forest commitments be tested.html http www.ifcc ksk.org index.php id informasi berita dan media 430 juni 7 http pefc.org news a media general sfm news 2021 pefc welcomes april group as international stakeholder member http www.aprilasia.com en about us certification http www.responsiblebusiness.com blog 2015 11 02 protecting and restoring indonesian peatland http ankara.wbcsdservers.org restoring peatland landscapes through partnerships http www.channelnewsasia.com news asiapacific massive restoration of 2842404.html http www.thejakartapost.com news 2015 12 01 paper corporation step forest conservation.html http en.metrotvnews.com read 2015 12 02 456428 april group invests us 100 million for peat restoration http www.fauna flora.org inside cop21 demystifying the climate change conference http www.eco business.com news indonesian paper giants spend big on forest protection http www.wwf.or.id en 31064 wwf welcomes april sustainable forest management policy http www.aprildialog.com en 2014 01 28 april takes its sustainable forest management policy to a new level http www.aprilasia.com images pdf files 20150603 sfmp 2 0 media release.pdf http www.eco business.com news april rge finally commit to zero deforestation https www.theguardian.com environment 2015 jun 03 april vows to stop clearing indonesias rainforests nichols will ; businessgreen for ; network part of the guardian environment 2015 06 03 . april vows to stop clearing indonesia s rainforests . the guardian . retrieved 2016 07 12 . wwf welcomes april s new deforestation moratorium careful scrutiny required on implementation . www.wwf.sg . retrieved 2016 07 12 . http sustainability.aprilasia.com category grievance mechanism otto ben 2015 06 03 . indonesian paper firm april to halt deforestation . wall street journal . issn 0099 9660 . retrieved 2016 09 28 . pulp and paper giant stops cutting indonesia s rainforests . reuters . 2015 06 03 . retrieved 2016 07 12 . https ic.fsc.org en news id 454 http www.aprilasia.com images pdf files 20130809 april statement on fsc termination announcement.pdf http www.risiinfo.com industry news in indonesia app and april both seeking fsc re certification indonesia blames eight firms for fires affecting region . straits times . 21 june 2013 . http www.inside rge.com april fire prevention http jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com business april enlists neighboring villages to fight forest fires http ppimagazine.com environment asia pacific april launches fire free village programme riau indonesia http www.responsiblebusiness.com blog fire free village programme http www.businesstimes.com.sg government economy fire prevention pilot programmes making some progress in indonesia http jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com environment multi stakeholder alliance formed fight fires indonesia http jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com business govt private sector pilot project fire prevention procedures external links edit asia pacific resources international holdings limited company site . paper tiger . a documentation on april as part of the 101 east program of al jazeera english video 25 mins april dialog . facts and perspectives about forestry in indonesia and april s activities and practices retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title asia pacific resources international holdings & oldid 743790317 categories pulp and paper companiescompanies of singaporecompanies of indonesia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate 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