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About APRIL

Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) is a leading fibre, pulp and paper manufacturer and one of the world’s largest producers of bleached hardwood kraft (BHK) pulp.

A global sales and marketing network sees APRIL's products used in over 75 countries around the world in liquid packaging, printing and writing paper, tissues, shopping bags, food packaging, magazines and books. APRIL’s own flagship paper brand is PaperOne™ made from 100% renewable  plantation fibre.

Social investment, environmental conservation and contribution to economic development are integral components of APRIL's business values and actions. The company is a leader in Asia in applying best practice sustainable forestry management through a responsible, managed approach which includes the protection of High Conservation Value Forest (HCVF).

APRIL takes pride in its efforts to create long-term shared value in the communities in which it operates by responsibly transforming chosen natural resources into products that improve the quality of life for people wherever we do business.

The APRIL Story

APRIL's first plantation development commenced in Riau Province in Sumatra, Indonesia in 1993. APRIL is now one of the world's largest pulp and paper companies and a leading developer of fibre plantations.

Today, APRIL's operations are among the largest and most efficiently managed of their kind anywhere.

In Kerinci in Riau, APRIL commenced commercial pulp production in 1995 and commercial paper production in 1998. The 2008 completion of Pulp Line 3 brought designed capacity to 2.8 million tonnes per annum, making Kerinci home to one of the largest single pulp production lines and fastest fine paper machines in the world. 

Sustainable forestry plays a key role in Indonesia's economic development as part of the Government's  national economic development strategy. It makes an important contribution to job creation, poverty alleviation and the improvement of health and education outcomes. At APRIL, we firmly believe we are part of the solution to the challenge of balancing environmental conservation, social and economic development.

In 2002 the company established a pulpwood sourcing and tracking policy creating a chain-of-custody system that ensures all products entering its mills come from legal and verified sources. The company also published its first sustainability report in that year.

As a pioneer of sustainable forest management in Indonesia, we adopted a voluntary high conservation value (HCV) policy in 2005. Efforts to identify and protect areas of significant 'HCV' value coupled with rigourous adherence to government land management regulations, has led to over 200,000 hectares of conservation forest and indigenous tree species areas being set aside and protected in Riau Province. This constitutes about 20% of total land managed by APRIL and supply partners.

APRIL has also implemented pioneering science-based land and water management practices to maintain or improve ecological values in peatlands. The approach was developed through a three-year collaborative research programme with leading global peat, forestry and hydrologic experts and universities.

In 2007, APRIL became the first Indonesian company to join the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. In 2011, APRIL was a founding member of the Indonesia Business Council for Sustainable Development.

APRIL's Community Development programme is focused on ensuring that communities where we operate share in the benefits of our growth in the long term, with twin objectives being economic empowerment and poverty alleviation. Key initiatives include the Integrated Farming Programme, a Small Medium Enterprise (SME) development programme, education and healthcare support for local communities, as well as social infrastructure improvement which include roads, public sanitation and places of worship.

A recent study by the University of Indonesia shared that APRIL's contribution to the economy of Riau Province (where we operate) was 6.9% of total output, 6.1% of GRDP and 5.4% of household income (between 1999 and 2010). Local economic growth that provides sustainable employment opportunities play a significant role in increased income and improved quality of life for local communities. APRIL, affiliate companies and joint-venture supply partners, have collectively created employment for almost 25,000 people in Riau Province, through both direct and indirect opportunities.

APRIL is a member of the Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) group, one of the leading integrated resource-based privately-owned industrial groups in the Asia Pacific region.

Products
Go to a supermarket, stationery store, bookstore or many other types of consumer outlets in dozens of countries and the chances are you will happen across an item made from an APRIL product.
APRIL’S high-quality materials are used to package the milk, juice and other beverages consumed by millions of people each day, the paper used in offices and in the home, the tissues found in family bathrooms, the shopping bags and food packaging essential to weekly grocery shopping, and some of the best-read magazines and books.

In Asia, APRIL is a leading hardwood pulp supplier with more than 80% of its sales volume taken up by papermakers in the region. China is the biggest single market, followed by Korea, Indonesia, India and Japan. Two-thirds of Indonesian paper mills use APRIL pulp.  Europe currently accounts for 15% of APRIL's pulp output.

APRIL's Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) pulp is a uniform, high quality paper grade pulp produced from plantation fibre. In particular, attributes such as the high ratio of fibres to weight, lower coarseness, shorter fibre length, excellent optical properties and smooth surface, give APRIL’s acacia pulp products superb printability without the need for a high degree of refinement. Its homogenous and uniform fibre ensures the visual impact of the paper and its coating and printing quality.

The flagship APRIL paper product is PaperOne^TM, a range of premium quality office paper made from plantation fibre and designed for the most demanding printing and copying tasks.  PaperOne^TM Presentation is a premium quality paper designed for use in all kinds of office equipment using inkjet and xerographic printing. Examples of its uses include for presentations, newsletters, proposals, books, magazines, copies, graphics, memos and reports.

This super high white paper boasts superior opacity, and multi-directional and dual-sided printability. Besides a comprehensive range of cut-size papers, PaperOne^TM is also available in Rolls and Folio Sheets.