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Our Business

APR’s 325,000-tonne capacity viscose rayon mill in Pangkalan Kerinci, Riau, Indonesia is one of the newest and best-designed mills in the world.

We have invested in technology to ensure the circularity of our operations which we operate in the top quartile of viscose manufacturing. Using fibres sourced from renewable plantations, cleaner energy from biomass combustion and adopting robust chemical recovery processes best illustrate our contributions to circularity.

As Asia’s first fully integrated viscose rayon producer, we supply high-quality fibre for the global textile industry. This commitment extends to our sustainable manufacturing practices, making us a viscose manufacturer with truly responsible production process. Our integrated model gives us complete supply chain control and reduces our environmental impact, ensuring our customers receive a consistent supply of premium, responsibly produced viscose fibre.

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Our Contributions to Circularity

Renewable plantations

The natural fibre in viscose-rayon is sourced from sustainably-managed renewable plantations. Abundant sunlight and rain in the equatorial climate equates to an impressive growth rate which means these farmed trees can be harvested in as short as five years.

Chemical recovery

Proven technology in the chemical recovery helps in the capturing and reusing of chemicals and energy (which will be used for steam production) used in viscose manufacturing processes. More than 90% of chemicals used in viscose-rayon manufacturing can be recovered by adsorption and condensation methods, and the remainder is treated with the best available techniques before safe disposal.

Renewable energy

Electricity used to power our integrated production line is generated by renewable biomass energy, maximising energy efficiency throughout our mill processes. These biomass by-products, such as ‘black liquor’ from the pulp production process, tree bark, palm husks and fibre sludge, generate enough electricity to power the production facilities and the surrounding communities. By using renewable biomass, we are able to drastically reduce the use of non-renewable fossil fuels.

Circular Economy

A Circular or closed-Loop system is the process in which the end product is the result of using continuously recycled or renewable and sustainably sourced raw materials with minimal waste or emissions generated. The process contributes to a circular economy. Closing-the-loop is expected to result in higher operating efficiencies such as reducing water intake and raw material consumption, and optimising chemical recovery to limit and restrict the discharge of waste. It is the continuous investment in the optimisation of production processes that enables the facility or parts of to become “closed loop”.

Our Customers

We sell to the main textile hubs indicated on the map.

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