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Pulping Borneo: Deforestation in the RGE Group’s supply chain and RGE’s hidden links to a new mega-scale pulp mill in North Kalimantan, Indonesia

Research report

Published May 2023 by Environmental Paper Network, Yayasan Auriga Nusantara, Greenpeace International, Woods & Wayside International and Rainforest Action Network. Authored by Environmental Paper Network, Yayasan Auriga Nusantara, Greenpeace International, Woods & Wayside International and Rainforest Action Network

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Sustainability Issues:

Climate change
Forests and other ecosystems
Plant and wildlife conservation

Outcomes of Interest:

Carbon sequestration
Conversion and protection of non-forest natural ecosystems
Deforestation and forest protection
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Specific Themes:

Indigenous peoples

Sectors:

Forestry

Sustainable Development Goals:

SDG 12 - Responsible Production and Consumption
SDG 15 - Life on Land
Region/Country:

Geographies:

Asia

Countries:

Papua New Guinea

Summary

Despite its commitment to “No Deforestation”, Indonesia’s Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) Group, one of the world’s largest pulp and paper companies, is linked to a new mega-scale pulp mill under construction in northeast Kalimantan, Indonesia, which is expected to threaten some of the world’s largest tropical rainforests. This report aims to raise awareness about the risks that RGE’s current and planned operations pose for rainforest destruction in Kalimantan and Papua. RGE is the world’s largest producer of viscose, which is used in the manufacture of synthetic textiles and is also a leading producer in the global pulp, paper and packaging sectors through its subsidiaries Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL) in Indonesia, Asia Symbol in China, and Bracell in Brazil. This investigative report finds that RGE’s pulp mill in China has been using wood from companies that have recently cleared large tracts of tropical rainforest in Kalimantan, Indonesia’s territory on the island of Borneo.

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Pulping Borneo: Deforestation in the RGE Group’s supply chain and RGE’s hidden links to a new mega-scale pulp mill in North Kalimantan, Indonesia

Research report

Published May 2023 by Environmental Paper Network, Yayasan Auriga Nusantara, Greenpeace International, Woods & Wayside International and Rainforest Action Network. Authored by Environmental Paper Network, Yayasan Auriga Nusantara, Greenpeace International, Woods & Wayside International and Rainforest Action Network

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