Sustainable Chemical Management
PARTICIPATION IN ZDHC: The company is an active participant in ZDHC, where all of their viscose and modal facilities have joined the ZDHC Supplier Platform and have access to the MMCF Module.
CHEMICAL RECOVERY: All of the company’s MMCF viscose and modal facilities have reached at least the Progressive level in their chemical recovery parameters and limit value, according to Chapter 1: ZDHC MMCF Responsible Fibre Production Guidelines V2.2 (Evaluation will start in 2024)
WASTEWATER: All of the company’s MMCF viscose and modal facilities have reached at least the Progressive level in their wastewater discharge parameters and limit values, according to Chapter 2: ZDHC MMCF Wastewater Guidelines V2.2 (Evaluation will start in 2024)
AIR EMISSIONS: All of the company’s viscose and modal facilities have reached at least the Progressive level in their hazardous chemicals’ air emissions parameters and limit values, according to Chapter 3: ZDHC MMCF Air Emissions Guidelines V2.2 (Evaluation will start in 2024)
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Risk of sourcing from Ancient and Endangered Forests
No Known High Risk
P.T. RUM’s most recent CanopyStyle Audit was published in October 2022 and confirmed the company has made significant efforts to procure FSC-certified inputs but cannot be confirmed as fully low risk of sourcing from Ancient and Endangered Forests.
Key Improvements Required
- Develop and implement an internal action plan to collaborate with Next Generation innovators and explore the development of alternative fibre sourcing and production.
- Schedule and undertake a second CanopyStyle Audit.
- Implement procedures in addition to forest certification to ensure avoidance of Ancient and Endangered Forest fibre sourcing and increase company awareness of Ancient and Endangered Forests in the landscapes from which they source.
- Ensure full FSC CoC certification throughout the supply chain, including the trading agent, and procure higher volumes of FSC 100% certified fibre inputs.
- Develop and implement a procedure with suppliers to identify the initial date of plantation establishment and avoid fibre from post-1994 plantations.
Areas where the company is showing leadership
PT RUM completed its first CanopyStyle audit in 2022 and progressed from 7 to 15 buttons and a green-yellow shirt in that year’s Hot Button ranking. The company maintained a similar score to last year’s, at 15.5 buttons for 2023.
Sourcing:
- Obtained FSC COC certification, and is sourcing primarily FSC pulp, which is leading in the sector.
Conservation:
- Supported the call for implementing protection of at least 30% of the world’s Ancient and Endangered Forests by 2030, in a follow-up letter from MMCF producers to countries that are party to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
- Demonstrated an awareness of the status of Ancient and Endangered Forests in the countries from which they source, and efforts to protect them.
Next Generation Solutions:
- Has used FSC-certified bamboo (which can play a role as a transitional Next Gen fibre).
Number of man-made cellulosic fibre and dissolving pulp mills + location and production volumes
P.T. RUM has one MMCF manufacturing facility in Sukoharjo, Central Java, Indonesia. The company is affiliated with Sritex and other companies within the Lukminto family group of companies
The MMCF manufacturing facility has a production capacity of 80,000 tonnes per annum. Some of P.T. Rum’s products may contain non forest based raw materials which are not assessed in the CanopyStyle Audit, including bamboo.
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