On 9 January 2015, the first "Hyprint Innovative Packaging Design Competition” awards ceremony was held at Tianjin University of Science and Technology. Asia Symbol provides the premium grade coated white board and coated linerboard used in the competition. The competition is open to Tianjin University’s undergraduates and graduate students and is designed to provide a showcase for innovative, creative and “green” packaging.

Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Commission commended the collaboration between Asia Symbol, Tianjin Huiyuan Printing Co and Tianjin University of Science and Technology in launching the competition, as the competition provides a platform to enhance innovation among companies and also cultivates upcoming creative packaging professionals for the industry. A total of 92 entries were judged on their design innovation, practicality, aesthetics and environmental protection values, by the industry & university packaging experts.

Asia Symbol is one of the natural resources manufacturing companies within the RGE Group, the $15 billion conglomerate headed by Chairman and founder Sukanto Tanoto of Indonesia. RGE companies operate production facilities in Indonesia, China, and Brazil, and employ a global workforce of some 50,000 people. Its mill in Rizhao, Shandong Province is currently among the top international producers of pulp and paper and has one of the largest single-pulp production lines in the world. Its high standards in recycling, environmental protection, and social responsibility have been acknowledged through the numerous awards it has received. Asia Symbol’s operation philosophy is guided by Sukanto Tanoto’s belief that a company has to operate in a manner which is “good for the community, good for the country and good for the company”. With this guiding philosophy, the company actively engages in disaster relief, culture, education, poverty alleviation, environmental protection and other social welfare undertakings.