Sateri

Sateri is a business division of Royal Golden Eagle (RGE). It was formerly part of a listed company, Sateri Holdings Limited. RGE privatized the Sateri division in 2014, which the listed company was renamed to Bracell Limited in 2015. However, Bracell Limited was also privatized in 2016. Sateri is a manufacturer of viscose rayon,[1] while Bracell is a manufacturer of wood pulp.[2]

Sateri
TypeBusiness division (former public)
IndustryManufacturing
Predecessor
  • Sateri Holdings Limited
  • Bracell Limited
Founded2002
HeadquartersShanghai, China
Productsviscose yarns
OwnerRoyal Golden Eagle
ParentRoyal Golden Eagle
Websitewww.sateri.com

History

Sateri

Sateri is managed by Royal Golden Eagle and was founded by entrepreneur and philanthropist Sukanto Tanoto.[3][4]

Sateri started operating in 2002 when it began building a viscose staple fibre (VSF) mill near the city of Jiujiang in southeastern China. Sateri (Jiangxi) Chemical Fibre Co Ltd's plant went into commercial production in 2004.[5]

In 2010, Sukanto Tanoto established an intermediate holding company Sateri Holdings.[6] In the same year, Sateri Holdings became a listed company in the Hong Kong stock exchange.[7] The listed company owned the wood pulp and viscose staple fiber factories in Brazil and China respectively.[6]

Sateri's second plant – Sateri (Fujian) Fibre Co. Ltd in Putian – opened in 2013.[5]

In 2014, the listed company, Sateri Holdings, sold their Chinese factories to their controlling shareholder.[8] Those factories were under the Sateri business division.[5] Soon after, the listed company was renamed to Bracell Limited.[5] However, the listed company was also privatized in 2016.

In June 2015, Sateri launched its third mill in China – Sateri (Jiujiang) Fibre Co. Ltd. – by completing the acquisition of a plant from Jiangxi Longda.[5]

In May 2016, Sateri China Holdings bought a controlling stake in Linz (Nanjing) Viscose Yarn Co. Ltd.[9][10] The spinning mill, set up in 2007 by Austria's Linz Textil, makes high-quality viscose yarn products that are exported worldwide.[9]

In April 2019 Sateri acquired its fourth mill, the Jiangsu Xiangsheng Viscose Fiber company.[11]

Operations

According to the company, it does not use wood pulp from natural, ancient or endangered forests or from forests of high conservation value or high carbon stock or from the habitats of endangered species.[12] Sateri's Pulp Sourcing Policy[13] and Sustainability Policy[14] apply to all of its dissolving wood pulp suppliers.

The three plants in China have Chain of Custody certification from the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) and are certified under ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. The company has stated that it has Swiss-based Oeko-Tex certification, and describes its fibre products as "free from harmful substances" while it "complies with European Union regulations."[15]

In the same year, Sateri together with nine leading global viscose producers and two trade associations, founded the ‘Collaboration for Sustainable Development of Viscose’ (CV), an industry initiative to address sustainability challenges and drive market transformation.[16]

As part of the Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) group, Sateri plans to invest US$200 million over the next 10 years into cellulosic textile fibre research and development. The investment, revealed ahead of the Textile Exchange Sustainability Conference in Vancouver, will support solutions in alternative cellulose or plant-based feedstock and closed-loop manufacturing.[17]

Following the announcement, Sateri achieved breakthrough in commercial production of viscose using recycled textile waste in March 2020.[18] This is followed by the unveiling of Sateri’s Finex as its new product brand for recycled fibre. Finex, short for ‘Fibre Next’, is an innovative next-generation cellulosic fibre containing recycled content.[19]

In May 2020, Sateri began Lyocell production in Rizhao, Shandong, China.[20][21]

Ownership

Sateri's businesses were previously listed as "Sateri Holdings Limited" on the Hong Kong stock exchange from 2010[22] to 2016.[23] Sateri Holdings, as of 2010, was majority owned by Sukanto Tanoto and his family.[22]

In 2014 Sateri Holdings' VSF businesses in China, were sold to Royal Golden Eagle, which was also controlled by the majority shareholder of the listed company, Sukanto Tanoto.[24][8][25][26] The listed company was renamed to "Bracell Limited" on 30 January 2015[27] and then also privatized by Royal Golden Eagle in October 2016.[23]

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