PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk wins Runner Up at the Appreciation night of Anugerah Iptek 2016 for the category of Anugerah Abyudaya. This award is a token of appreciation given to the industrial sector that utilize and develop researsh results products into innovative products. The Company is considered successfully implementing value-added technological innovations on the development of Naphtha Cracker plant to increase the production of petrochemicals as well as to produce degradable plastic resin, Grene, that is environmentally friendly. Representing the Company, Bapak Suhat Miyarso as VP Corporate Relations received the award directly from the Minister of Research, Technology and Higher Education, Bapak Muhammad Nasir on 10 August 2016 at the Auditorium of UNS Solo. This year is the first time for the Company which led by the Research & Development team (RND) participated in this competition after going through tight selection and rigorous assessment.
PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk and two other industry, PT Krakatau Tirta Industri and PT Asahimas Chemical in collaboration with Forum Komunikasi DAS Cidanau (FKDC) did Payments for Environmental Services in Nature Reserve of Rawa Danau. The program received special attention from the Minister of Environment and Forestry, Ibu Siti Nurbaya, who on 4 August 2016, came to visit the location of the Nature Reserve to see the success of the program which has been running well for the last three years.
PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk directly involved to help the people at several points in territories of Anyer and village of Gunung Sugih which flooded due to continuous rain since Sunday evening, July 24th, 2016. In response to this disaster, in the next day, the Company responds quickly by delivering aid in the form of mineral water and instant food. This aid is expected to ease the burden of the people affected by the floods to accommodate the people's emergency of food needs.
Entering the middle of Ramadan this year, PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk in collaboration with its Partnering Organization in Anyer and Gunung Sugih area held a cheap bazaar and compensation for orphans on 20 June 2016. Based on the trend of rising food prices while entering fasting month and ahead of Lebaran, this activity comes with intention to mitigate the community's load by providing options to buy basic foods at an affordable price. The Company also took this opportunity to share good fortune by compensate 150 orphans gathered from around the Company's area of operations.
On 6 June 2016, PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk held Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGMS) for the financial year of 2015 in Wisma Barito Pacific, Jakarta. In the Meeting, Shareholders of the Company have approved all agenda of the GMS, one of which were give ratifications and approval to the Company's Annual Report and Financial Statements for the financial year of 2015 and also approve the distribution of cash dividends to Shareholders amounting to USD $ 10.5 million or equivalent to 40% of the Net Income. In addition, the Meeting has also approved the changes of composition of the Board of Directors by appointing Mr. Kulachet Dharachandra as the new Vice President Director to replace Mr. Paramate Nisagornsen who resigned.
After the AGMS, the Company held Annual Public Expose 2016 with agenda on recent updates of the Company’s business operations and financial performance. The event which was attended by invitations from securities, banks, analysts and media ended with Q&A session with the Management.
Following is the Final Selection Announcement of UNTIRTA Student List of Scholarship Recipients, BATCH 3 - 2016, click here.
Following is Selection Announcements of Assessment & FGD of UNTIRTA Scholarship Batch 3 - 2016, click here.
Following is UNTIRTA Scholarship Application Form 2016, click here.
PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk received a Gold Award for CSR Leadership Award category (less than US1 Billion in market capitalization) in The 8th Annual Global CSR Summit & Awards 2016 held in Bali, 21-22 April 2016. This award reflected the Company's awareness to the community which embodied in CSR programs that focus on environmental management, fair labor practices, excellent customer service through quality products, and sustainable social development. Last year at the same event, the Company won the Platinum Award for Product Excellence category.
On 21 April 2016, PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk participated in planting 10,000 mangrove trees in the waters of Gulf of Banten, Pancer Village, Kasemen Districts, City of Serang. Activity to commemorate World Earth Day is the result of cooperation between the Company, the Provincial Government of Banten, Serang City Government and NGO's Rekonvasi Bumi. Present on the occasion, the Company's Management representatives, Mr. Suryandi, Mr. Piboon Sirinantanakul, and Mr. Abraham Sinatrawan, as well as the Banten Governor, Mr. Rano Karno with the Mayor of Serang, Mr. Tubagus Haerul Jaman. On the same day, the Company also signed an MoU for the cooperation of Environmental Services Payment with Forum Komunikasi Daerah Alira Sungai (DAS) Cidanau in the district of Serang, Pandeglang, and Cilegon. This assistance is expected to help the Forum Komunikasi DAS Cidanau and the local community to preserve the Cilegon watershed for the next five years.