In a recent interview published in the Jakarta Globe on 5 October 2014, Anderson Tanoto, the son of the founder of Royal Golden Eagle, said that RGE is expanding into making specialty cellulose and exporting liquefied natural gas from Canada.

Four villages that are usually besieged by forest and land fires are now participating in a pilot project on forest and land fires management in the regency of Pelalawan in Riau province, Indonesia. These four villages have been selected to participate in the Village Fire Prevention Incentive Programme by PT Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (RAPP), a company in Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL), which is part of the RGE Group owned by Indonesian entrepreneur Sukanto Tanoto.

In the face of a sluggish world economy, an imbalance between demand and supply, and the need for ecological and environmental protection, pulp and paper makers in China are going through challenging times.

Huang Wenhai, General Manager of Asia Symbol (Shandong) Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd., tells the reporter from China Green Times on 18 Sep 2014 that “when great waves sweep across the sand, what is left behind wins.” What is Mr. Huang’s answer to what needs to be done in order for a company to still stand strong after the turbulence subsides?

Woodfibre LNG has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Chinese gas distributor Guangzhou Gas Group Co. Ltd (Guangzhou). Under this MOU, Woodfibre LNG will supply one million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year over a 25-year period, starting in 2017, from its LNG export terminal near Vancouver, British Columbia. The company plans to be producing 2.1 million tonnes per year by the first quarter of that year.

24 September 2014 - Asian Agri is reinforcing its commitment towards responsible and sustainable palm oil production by signing the Indonesia Palm Oil Pledge along with three other major palm oil producers and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN). The pledge signing is expected to be witnessed by Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the side of the United Nations Climate Summit 2014 in New York this week.

24 September 2014 - Apical, as a processor and trader of palm oil, is committed to ensuring sustainability in its entire supply chain, from cultivation to consumption.

This commitment is reinforced and manifested through its support for the New York Declaration on Forests announced at the United Nations Climate Summit 2014. The declaration is an international, multi-sector commitment to safeguard the world’s forests and to help tackle climate change.