Asia Pacific Rayon
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryTextile manufacturing
ParentRoyal Golden Eagle
Websiteaprayon.com

Asia Pacific Rayon (APR) is one of the largest viscose-rayon producers in Asia, with annual capacity of 300,000 tons of viscose-rayon.[1][2][3] The company is based in Pangkalan Kerinci, Riau, Indonesia. The company produces renewable and biodegradable viscose-rayon, which is made from wood cellulose, and serves as an alternative to fossil-based synthetics in the textile industry.[4] It is one of Royal Golden Eagle's business groups.[5]

Business

APR is the largest integrated rayon factory in Indonesia.[6][7] Most of its supply come from pulp and paper producer APRIL.[8][9] It claims its "from plantation to fashion" integrated value chain supports the nation's "Making Indonesia 4.0" economic roadmap, which aims to boost competitiveness in, among many, five priority sectors: Food and drinks, automotive, textile, electronics, and chemicals.[10][11]

The company produces viscose-rayon, commonly used in textile products.[12][13] APR's products are exported to 14 countries including Brazil Turkey, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh various parts of Europe.[14]

In a collaboration with the International Chamber of Commerce and Singapore-based blockchain startup Perlin Net Group, APR on 9 April 2019 launched 'Follow Our Fibre', a blockchain project on viscose supply chain traceability.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "APR Plots Indonesian Viscose-Rayon to Take Over World Fashion". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  2. ↑ "Indonesia's largest rayon facility to open August". www.just-style.com. 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  3. ↑ "Indonesia pushes Industry 4.0 reform onto receptive clothing industry". www.just-style.com. 2019-03-29. Archived from the original on 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  4. ↑ "We need to change the fast fashion model. Here's how". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  5. ↑ "APR Plots Indonesian Viscose-Rayon to Take Over World Fashion". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  6. ↑ "Large Indonesian viscose facility to open in August". www.textilemedia.com. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  7. ↑ Industry.co.id (2018-01-22). "Rayon Factory Supports National Textile Industry in Global Competition". Industry.co.id. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  8. ↑ "APR Expects Completion of Indonesia's Largest Integrated Rayon Factory by August". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  9. ↑ "Viscose-Rayon: Next Big Thing in Sustainable Fashion". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  10. ↑ "Widodo Launches Roadmap for Industry 4.0: "Making Indonesia 4.0" | Indonesia Investments". www.indonesia-investments.com. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  11. ↑ "Asia Pacific Rayon Drives Value-Chain Integration, Sustainable Fashion". Inside RGE. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  12. ↑ "APR Expects Completion of Indonesia's Largest Integrated Rayon Factory by August". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  13. ↑ "About Us | APR Rayon Viscose Rayon Producer Indonesia". Asia Pacific Rayon. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  14. ↑ "APR Plots Indonesian Viscose-Rayon to Take Over World Fashion". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
  15. ↑ Castillo, Michael del. "World's Largest Business Organization Embraces Blockchain". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-16.


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