Milestones
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2006
2006Apical is incorporated to manage all the palm oil downstream assets of the group.
Total refining capacity of 0.95 million metric tonnes per annum.
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2007
2007Launched new refinery in Nanjing, China
Launched new palm kernel crushing plant in Dumai, Indonesia
Completed Phase II expansion of refinery in Dumai, Indonesia
Total refining capacity of 1.66 million metric tonnes per annum
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2008
2008Launched new bio diesel plant in Dumai, Indonesia
Total refining capacity of 1.66 million metric tonnes per annum
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2010
2010Attained International Sustainability and Carbon Certification membership
Total refining capacity of 1.66 million metric tonnes per annum
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2011
2011Completed expansion of processing plants in Marunda, Indonesia
Attained Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil Membership
Total refining capacity of 1.66 million metric tonnes per annum
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2012
2012Joined Business Council for Sustainable Development Singapore as founding member.
Completed Phase III refinery expansion in Dumai, Indonesia.
Total refining capacity of 2.34 million metric tonnes per annum.
Sari Dumai Sejati Refinery and CEP Biodiesel Plant in Dumai are certified to ISCC and RSPO.
Asianagro Agungjaya Marunda is certified to RSPO.
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2013
Total refining capacity of 3.70 million metric tonnes per annum.
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2014
Established the Apical Sustainable Palm Oil Policy Statement and implementation timeline.
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2016
Successfully closed an acquisition of leading Spanish biodiesel company Bio-Oils on July 5, 2016.
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2017
Established a joint venture (JV) company with Kao Corporation for manufacturing fatty acids. PT Apical Kao Chemicals will manufacture fatty acid products with an approximate capacity of 100,000 metric tonnes per annum once operation commences in 2019.
Apical Group established two joint ventures (JV) with Pakistan-based Mujahid Group and MM Group of Companies respectively, making inroads into South Asia. The JV with Mujahid Group of Industries will focus on ex-tank of palm oil products locally. The JV with MM Group of Companies is for oil refining, seed crushing, packing and tank terminals. The new plant and operation is based in Port Qasim, Karachi.
Apical joined Tropical Forest Alliance (TFA) 2020, a global initiative to foster cross-sector collaboration towards deforestation-free supply chains.
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2018
Acquired PT Kutai Refinery Nusantara (PT KRN), located in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. An RSPO member since 2017, PT KRN has a CPO refinery with a production capacity of 1,500 metric tonnes per day to 3,000 metric tonnes per day and a biodiesel plant with a capacity of 1,000 metric tonnes per day.
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2019
PT Apical Kao Chemicals commenced operations on 14 May 2019. With an annual output capacity of about 100,000 tonnes, the $80 million investment is a joint venture with Apical Group and Kao Corp, to meet rising demand for high-quality Japanese consumables in Southeast Asia.
Kao’s partnership with Apical, one of the largest producers of palm oil in Indonesia, gives it the advantage of extending its reach and strengthening its supply chain, while securing an even more stable supply of sustainable and high-quality fat and oil products.
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2020
Apical commissioned 3 plants – PT Padang Raya Cakrawala in Padang, West Sumatra, PT Kutai Refinery Nusantara expansion in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan and PT Sari Dumai Oleo in Marunda, North Jakarta.
