APP - Key Persons
APP founder, Eka Tjipta Widjaja, migrated from Fujian, China, to Makassar, Indonesia in 1930. In 1938, when he was just 15 years old, he worked tirelessly selling biscuits and candies from door to door to help his parents financially. By 1960, his hard work paid off when he eventually could afford to establish a small trading company called CV. Sinar Mas, which focused on importing textiles and exporting natural resources. Then in 1972, he ventured into a caustic soda manufacturing business by establishing PT. Tjiwi Kimia, which later became PT. Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia Tbk., in Mojokerto, Surabaya.