Commitment to Environmental Protection: Polytama Receives Gold PROPER Rating from KLH
PT Polytama Propindo has received the 2025 Programme for Assessing Company Performance Ratings (PROPER) award from the Ministry of Environment (KLH) with a Gold rating. This award is given as a form of appreciation for the company’s commitment to sustainable environmental management.
The award was presented directly by the Minister of Environment (BPLH)/Head of the Environmental Management Agency (BPLH) Hanif Faisol Nurofiq at the PROPER Environmental Awards event in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), Jakarta, on Tuesday (7/4/2026).
Hanif explained that this year’s PROPER award is carried out as a mandate of Law No. 70 of 2024. In the coming year, this assessment will become a state obligation in supervising all business units across the country.
“At the very least, there are 74,000 business units that have environmental management and monitoring effort documents (UKL-UPL) and Environmental Impact Analysis (AMDAL). This is an obligation for us to supervise routinely every six months,” he stated.
In sustainable environmental management, Polytama Propindo applies the innovation of the Programme for Optimising Extruder Rate (OPERATE) PCR 2. This innovation was able to reduce electricity energy consumption by 6,622.56 Giga Joules in 2024.
In addition, Polytama Propindo utilises RDF (Refuse Derived Fuel) as an alternative fuel in the coal boiler co-firing system in efforts towards carbon neutrality. This innovation can reduce the emission load discharged into the environment by 68 tons of CO2e.
Another innovation is the Fines Removal Pelletizing Control Room (PCR) 2 in the Pelletizing and Granular unit, which was able to make water usage more efficient by 2,635 m³ in 2024.
For information, the PROPER award is routinely held as an effort to increase company compliance with environmental regulations. The award is given using several parameters. PROPER is a public disclosure programme for environmental performance assessment.
This programme is complementary and can synergise with other compliance instruments. With this programme, efforts to improve environmental quality can be carried out more efficiently and effectively.
The PROPER assessment criteria are divided into two categories: compliance and criteria for performance beyond what is required by regulations (beyond compliance).
Compliance criteria are based on the company’s efforts in fulfilling several aspects, including control of water pollution, maintenance of water sources, control of air pollution, management of hazardous and toxic waste (B3), management of non-B3 waste, management of B3, control of land damage, and waste management. Meanwhile, beyond compliance criteria are more dynamic as they are adjusted to technological developments, the application of best environmental management practices, and global environmental issues.
Some points in the beyond compliance assessment include the implementation of environmental management systems, energy efficiency efforts, emission reduction efforts, implementation of reduce, reuse, and recycle for B3 waste, water conservation and reduction of wastewater pollution load, biodiversity protection, and community development programmes.