RGE Indonesia: the Leading Group of World-Class Companies

Indonesia may be a small country. However, even though it is small and not very significant, it has world-class companies. Some of these world-class companies are the member of RGE Indonesia. RGE stands for Royal Golden Eagle. This group consists of Asian Agri, April, Asia Symbol, Sateri Holdings, Apical Group Ltd, and Pacific Oil and Gas. The work of these companies focuses on different field. One of them focuses on pulp and paper, palm oil, or energy. They are successful in the global market. Their products are sold in about 20 countries.

All of the companies that are the member of RGE are founded by Sukanto Tanoto. He is from Medan, Indonesia. He was born in a Chinese immigrant family. Because of it, his teenage years were not easy. The government at that time closed Chinese school in Indonesia and he was not allowed to go to national public school because his family citizenship. In consequence, he helped his father business started at 17. It gave him some experiences that sharpened his business acumen. With skill and cash in hands, he started his own business in 1973.

Today, he is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Indonesia. He is also one of the richest men in Indonesia. Even though he is rich and successful, he does not forget the well fare of other people or the environmental condition where his company located. All of the companies in RGE applied sustainable practices that protect the environment from damage. The companies that are really committed to it are Asia Symbol, April, Asian Agri, and Sateri Holdings. Asia Symbol, Sateri Holdings, and April focuses on producing pulp and paper so that it is no wonder that it applies the safe practices in producing them. Meanwhile, Asian Agri focuses on producing palm oil in consequence it also does the sustainable practices very strictly.