{"id":13343,"date":"2019-02-26T09:55:42","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T01:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/april.hellopomelo.space\/articles\/april-featured-in-article-on-paper-facts-and-myths\/"},"modified":"2019-02-26T09:55:42","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T01:55:42","slug":"april-featured-in-article-on-paper-facts-and-myths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/april.hellopomelo.space\/id\/articles\/april-featured-in-article-on-paper-facts-and-myths\/","title":{"rendered":"APRIL Featured In Article On Paper Facts And Myths"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"page-inner-wrapper\">\n<p>Some of the myths around paper production were tackled in an article by Indonesian news outlet Tirto.id.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most common misconceptions about <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ddrswHtvgKg?list=PLX9H7_4Pz-B5oYYWfkUk4dza4pgM04jN8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">paper production<\/a> is that each tree only produces one ream of paper.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"Paper Facts and Myths - APRIL\" src=\"https:\/\/april.hellopomelo.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Paper-Myth--Fact-APRIL.png\" alt=\"The facts and myths of paper\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"><\/p>\n<p>In the article, Susie Susanto, Country Head of APRIL\u2019s Indonesian operating arm Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (RAPP) explains that one<a href=\"\/en\/our-media\/articles\/why-we-use-the-acacia-tree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> acacia tree<\/a> measuring approximately five metres can actually produce 23 reams of <a href=\"\/en\/products\/paper-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">paper<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The article also refutes the notion that electronic books (e-books) are greener than paper ones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat people don\u2019t realise is that the paper production process is sustainable, and saying otherwise actually misleads consumers,\u201d said Mark Pitts, Executive Director of Government and Industry Affairs at American Forest &amp; Paper Association (AFANDPA).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"Facts and Myths of Paper\" src=\"https:\/\/april.hellopomelo.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Paper-Myth--Fact-APRIL-Group.png\" alt=\"Paper is renewable product and can be recycled\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the World Wildlife Federation (WWF) says timber \u2013 the main raw material for paper production \u2013 is environmentally-friendly since it is recyclable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlantations are environmentally-renewable energy sources and industrial raw materials,\u201d the WWF said.<\/p>\n<p>APRIL Group, as one of the largest pulp and paper companies in the world which uses the most efficient technology in its production processes, is steadfast in its commitment to sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>It operates in line with its <a href=\"\/en\/sustainability\/sustainability-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sustainable Forest Management Policy (SFMP)<\/a> which includes zero deforestation and forest and peatland protection principles.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full article in Bahasa Indonesia <a href=\"https:\/\/tirto.id\/mitos-dan-fakta-tentang-kertas-df4t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the myths around paper production were tackled in an article by Indonesian news outlet Tirto.id. 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