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New collaborative space allows fashion enthusiasts to channel creativity, collaborate and innovate new designs Jakarta, 18 August 2020 – The Jakarta Fashion Hub (JFH), a collaborative space that combines fashion and creativity for fashion enthusiasts, officially opened on Tuesday (18/8/2020). The JFH is a creative space for fashion enthusiasts and unlocks the potential of the […]

Jakarta, 22 Aug 2020 – Asia Pacific Rayon (APR) is proud to join the UNFCCC’s Fashion for Global Climate Action initiative as a signatory to the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. The Fashion for Global Climate Action initiative calls on the Fashion industry to acknowledge the contribution of the sector to climate change and our […]

Jakarta, Indonesia – 14 May 2020:Asia Pacific Rayon (APR) is teaming up with multinational textile company PT Pan Brothers Tbk to produce reusable viscose fiber-based fabric face masks during the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic. These fabric face masks, which contain 35 per cent viscose fiber material, are also available for sale to the public throughout […]

Investment of Rp. 15 trillion (USD1,1 billion) in facility Supports development of national textile industry and ‘Making Indonesia 4.0’ roadmap Pangkalan Kerinci, Indonesia – 21 February 2020: The President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, today inaugurated Indonesia’s largest integrated viscose rayon production facility, injecting a boost for the country’s textile sector and the Indonesian Government’s industrial […]

The Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) Group announced its plans to invest USD200 million over the next 10 years into cellulosic textile fibre research and development. About 70% of the planned investment will go to scaling-up proven clean technology in fibre manufacturing. The investment is a boost for Asia Pacific Rayon (APR), the first fully integrated […]

Pangkalan Kerinci – 13 November 2019, Viscose staple fibre producer, Asia Pacific Rayon (APR), has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product label. The label is part of USDA-led BioPreferred Program that assists with the development and expansion of markets for biobased products worldwide and communicates a product’s biobased content. “The USDA […]

Jakarta, January 20, 2020 – Asia Pacific Rayon (APR) has obtained the Sustainable Textile Production (STeP) certification from OEKO-TEX®, an independent Swiss-based certification organisation for the responsible manufacturing of viscose staple fibre. APR is the first viscose manufacturer in Indonesia to receive this internationally recognised certification. STeP by OEKO-TEX ®certification is a rigorous modular analysis of chemicals, environmental performance, environmental […]

Asia Pacific Rayon (APR), the largest integrated rayon producer in Southeast Asia, highlighted its commitment to sustainable fashion in Indonesia at Bali Fashion Trend Spring Summer 2020.