ASIA PULP AND PAPER
PROFILE
• Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) is a brand name for five pulp and
paper mills in Indonesia. These are PT. Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia
Tbk., PT. Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper, PT. Pindo Deli Pulp & Paper
Mills, PT. Ekamas Fortuna, and PT. Lontar Papyrus.
• The paper business was started in 1972 by Indonesian
entrepreneur Eka Tjipta Widjaja, with PT. Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi
Kimia in Mojokerto.
• Headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, with annual combined
pulp, paper and packaging grade capacities in Indonesia over
7 million tons.
• Production facilities are among the most advanced and
environmentally efficient in the global pulp and paper industry.
• APP’s production facilities manufacture a wide range of tissue,
towel, office and graphic paper products under the APP brand
and numerous proprietary brands and private labels.
• Markets its products to more than 65 countries across six
continents.
VISION AND MISSION
• To become the 21st Century’s number-one international-
standard paper and pulp manufacturer, dedicated to providing
superior value to customers, shareholders, employees and
the community.
• To be a committed member of our community working in the
ongoing and critical efforts to alleviate poverty. The company
is proud to have created more than 70,000 jobs for people in
Indonesia and more than a million jobs in downstream and
supporting industries.
BIODIVERSITY
APP is committed to the protection and conserva-
tion of all endangered wildlife, indigenous species
and fauna throughout Indonesia. In addition to
the sustainable management of pulpwood planta-
tions, APP supports a number of large wildlife proj-
ects in areas of high biodiversity, including:
• The 106,000-hectare Senepis Sumatran Tiger Sanctuary in Riau
Province
• The 172,000-hectare Biosphere Reserve in the Giam Siak Kecil
Bukit Batu region in Riau Province
• The Taman Raja Nature Reserve in Jambi province
• The Kutai Orangutan Program in Kalimantan Province
• The 76,000-hectare Javan Rhino Sanctuary in Ujung National Park
SUSTAINABILITY
APP is committed to making paper responsibly
beyond compliance, working to ensure its fiber
sources practice sustainable forest management
and its production facilities follow global best prac-
tices. Supporting this commitment, the numbers
are equally clear:
• APP’s pulpwood suppliers’ forestry operations involve trees on
just 1.38 percent of Indonesia’s land mass
• APP’s pulpwood suppliers set aside 40 percent of their com-
bined land concessions for preservation, significantly more than
required by the Government of Indonesia
• Through its pulpwood suppliers, APP has planted 950 million
trees in the last three years. In other words, more than 1 million
trees each day are planted for APP
As a responsible producer of pulp and
paper products, APP sets the following
standards for its operations and pulpwood
suppliers:
• Contribute directly and indirectly to developing communities,
supporting millions of families and empowering communities
in line with the vision of United Nations Millennium Develop-
ment Goals. To that end, APP regularly monitors its social
footprint
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• Apply strict chain-of-custody and procurement policies that
combat illegal logging
• Promote biodiversity protection, and carbon sequestration and
storage
• Support large landscape forest protection, and haze and forest
fire control
• Help tackle global climate change through the reduction of
greenhouse gas emissions and the monitoring of their climate-
footprints
• Continually strive for certification at the highest standard
by adopting global best practices in sustainable forest
management.
INVESTING IN SUSTAINABILITY
APP and its production facilities in Indonesia work
to meet the following standards:
• Effluent/air emissions that meet or exceed national standards
• Regular checks with a national certified laboratory, the results of
which are reported to local and federal government agencies
• All facilities meet QMS, ISO 9001 and EMS, ISO 14001 stan-
dards. In addition, all APP facilities follow comprehensive poli-
cies for waste management, source control and reduce, recycle
& re-use.
CORPORATE SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY &
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
APP operates responsibly to improve the health,
economic and social conditions of the communities
where it operates. APP and its pulpwood suppliers
in Indonesia invested more than $40 million each
year in 2007 and 2008 in social empowerment
and support programs, health care, environmental
protection, education and disaster relief.
APP supports the mission to work with local, regional and national
government officials in their shared quest to:
• Create an Indonesia that is safe and peaceful
• Advance the welfare of the people
• Protect Indonesia’s natural resources
APP has developed a strategy aligned with the United Nations
Millennium Development Goals, which include:
• Creating jobs and poverty-reduction programs
• Maintaining macro-economic stability
• Accelerating investments, exports and tourism
• Improving access to, and quality of, education and health care
• Developing infrastructure with private sector
Following are examples of APP’s
community development initiatives:
EDUCATION
• Construction of classroom facilities
• Funding for the continued operation of secular and religious
schools
• School buses that transport children living in remote rural areas
• Support of teacher training to ensure that students receive a
quality education
• Scholarships for students of all ages from lower school though
university
In villages where the Indonesian government underwrites tuition
costs, APP mills provide supplies, school bags, school uniforms,
books and other necessities to local students. In addition, APP mills
provide direct assistance to local schools by donating composition
books that can be sold by the schools at low cost to raise money for
school operations.
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SKILLS AND JOB TRAINING AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND
EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS QUALITY-OF-LIFE
APP provides training to give villagers new skills, IMPROVEMENTS
practical experience and marketing expertise in • APP builds roads and bridges to give villagers better access to
economic activities (e.g., market their products, etc.)
agriculture, aquaculture and livestock care and
feeding. By teaching people how to farm, fish, • The company renovates schools, mosques and local govern-
raise livestock and tend bees more effectively, ment public buildings
APP is helping to improve the living standard. • The company provides equipment and other resources to
make fresh, clean water available to people living in rural
communities.
Programs designed to help enable villagers to im-
prove their standard of living include: • APP provides electric power to many communities near its plants.
• Allowing entrepreneurs and tradesmen to do business on-site at
production facilities

• Creating collaborative enterprises with local cooperatives

• Contracting with small, independent business that earn fair re-

turns while meeting the production facility’s daily service needs

• Supporting small and medium businesses surrounding its

facilities, including transport services, product finishing opera-
tions, cleaning services, civil construction works, mold and
pallet making, machine repair services and canteen facilities
providing food for the employees at company sites

HEALTHCARE SERVICES
• APP operates a medical clinic at each of its facilities that pro-
vides first aid and primary care to employees and to families of
employees living on site.

• The company has implemented a number of programs to make

medical services accessible to residents of local communi-
ties. Such services include, mobile clinics to reach people in
need who are unable to visit the clinic office, pesticide fogging
services to prevent the spread of dengue fever and malaria, and
bridge loans or other financial support to expand or provide
new health care clinics or hospitals.

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