Indonesia :: One and Only

Four of Asia Pulp and Paper’s (APP) Indonesian mills have become Chain of Custody-certified according to the PEFC standard.

APP’s Tjiwi Kimia, Pindo Deli, Indah Kiat Serang and Indah Kiat Tangerang paper mills in Indonesia can now state that they use products from sustainably sourced forests. (more…)

The Jakarta Post – March 24, 2008 A giant U.S.-based paper and pulp company, International Paper, plans to invest more than US$4 billion in a pulp factory and industrial forest.

Director general for forest product management at the Forestry Ministry, Hadi S. Pasaribu, said the pulp factory would have the capacity to produce 1.5 million tons of pulp per year. “They are planning to establish a 500,000-hectare plantation forest to support the pulp factory,” he said, as quoted by Antara. (more…)