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 Rimbunan Hijau tower built in 2014 | |
| Company type | Private Limited Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Forestry, Plantations, Media, ICT, Hospitality |
| Headquarters | 2°15′52.6″N 111°50′38.1″E / 2.264611°N 111.843917°E Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia |
Key people | Tan Sri' Dato Tiong Hiew King |
Number of employees | 10,000[1] |
| Website | RH group Malaysia homepage |
Rimbunan Hijau is a Malaysian multinational logging corporation controlled by Malaysian businessman Tiong Hiew King. The company has operations in many countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Vanuatu, New Zealand and Russia.
In Papua New Guinea, Rimbunan Hijau is the single biggest logging operator, and runs the country's biggest sawmill. It also owns one of the two major newspapers in the country, The National.[2]
The company was established in 1975 and has an estimated annual turnover of more than US$1 billion, according to Malaysia-China Business Council.[3]
- ^ "Rimbunan Hijau Group". AHK Malaysia. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Papua New Guinea suspends controversial grants of community forest lands to foreign corps". news.mongabay.com. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ The Untouchables - Rimbunan Hijau’s World of Forest Crime and Political Patronage (page 4) Greenpeace. Retrieved on 18 February 2011