Singapore-listed firm Kencana Agri facing inquiry by Indonesian authorities over suspected land clearing by burning

Several firms listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Friday (Oct 16) distanced themselves from the fires and haze.

A Forest and Land Fire Control Brigade worker sprays water to extinguish a fire in an area affected by wildfire in Pulang Pisau, Central Kalimantan province, Indonesia, on Aug 12, 2026. (File photo: REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana)

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SINGAPORE: Singapore-listed palm oil producer Kencana Agri is facing an inquiry by Indonesian authorities over incidents of forest fires at its subsidiary in North Kalimantan.

Several other companies listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) moved on Friday (Oct 16) to distance themselves from the fires and haze, including Golden Agri-Resources and Wilmar International.

In response to queries from Singapore Exchange Regulation on Thursday concerning the recent forest and peatland fires in Indonesia and the resulting transboundary haze, Kencana Agri said Indonesian authorities have launched a preliminary inquiry into a fire incident at its subsidiary.

The inquiry concerns suspected land clearing by burning in the affected area, which is located along the boundary between the group's land and an adjacent third party's land.

CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less Kencana Agri said in the bourse filing that based on information currently available, its subsidiary did not carry out land clearing or land preparation in the affected area. Investigators conducted a field inspection of the affected area in September, and the subsidiary has provided information requested by investigators, the company said. The firm noted that the inquiry is still ongoing and that it is cooperating fully with the authorities. It said that it has not received any other inquiries, allegations, notices or requests for information from government authorities, the media or other stakeholders concerning the recent fires. Kencana Agri also said it does not undertake land clearing by burning or use fire for land preparation, in line with its policies and government regulations. Based on the group’s operational review, the management assessed that the information currently available does not indicate that the group’s operations or activities materially contributed to the recent forest and peatland fires or transboundary haze. It added that it strictly enforces a zero-burning policy and maintains surveillance to prevent fires from spreading into its estates. Kencana Agri's plantations and mills are located in Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi, covering a total planted area of about 67,862ha. The company recorded fire incidents within concession areas operated by its subsidiaries in North and East Kalimantan, affecting an estimated 62 hectares, or less than 0.09 per cent of its total planted area. "Based on preliminary internal assessments, it indicates that the fire did not originate from within the group’s operations, but rather spread from adjacent areas," the company said. "The fire was handled by the relevant subsidiaries’ firefighting teams, working together with the relevant authorities and local communities, with drones and fire observation towers used to locate active fire fronts and to direct ground crews. "The incidents are under control, with ongoing monitoring and precautionary response measures being maintained." Kencana Agri added that it maintains fire prevention, detection and emergency response protocols across its Indonesian plantation operations. "The board notes that the inquiry by the relevant authorities ... remains ongoing and will continue to monitor its progress closely," said the company. "In the meantime, the group continues to maintain heightened prevention and monitoring measures across its operations to manage and assess any potential operational impact arising from the prevailing dry season conditions."

Kencana Agri said in the bourse filing that based on information currently available, its subsidiary did not carry out land clearing or land preparation in the affected area.

Investigators conducted a field inspection of the affected area in September, and the subsidiary has provided information requested by investigators, the company said.

The firm noted that the inquiry is still ongoing and that it is cooperating fully with the authorities.

It said that it has not received any other inquiries, allegations, notices or requests for information from government authorities, the media or other stakeholders concerning the recent fires.

Kencana Agri also said it does not undertake land clearing by burning or use fire for land preparation, in line with its policies and government regulations.

Based on the group’s operational review, the management assessed that the information currently available does not indicate that the group’s operations or activities materially contributed to the recent forest and peatland fires or transboundary haze.

It added that it strictly enforces a zero-burning policy and maintains surveillance to prevent fires from spreading into its estates.

Kencana Agri's plantations and mills are located in Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi, covering a total planted area of about 67,862ha.

The company recorded fire incidents within concession areas operated by its subsidiaries in North and East Kalimantan, affecting an estimated 62 hectares, or less than 0.09 per cent of its total planted area.

"Based on preliminary internal assessments, it indicates that the fire did not originate from within the group’s operations, but rather spread from adjacent areas," the company said.

"The fire was handled by the relevant subsidiaries’ firefighting teams, working together with the relevant authorities and local communities, with drones and fire observation towers used to locate active fire fronts and to direct ground crews.

"The incidents are under control, with ongoing monitoring and precautionary response measures being maintained."

Kencana Agri added that it maintains fire prevention, detection and emergency response protocols across its Indonesian plantation operations.

"The board notes that the inquiry by the relevant authorities ... remains ongoing and will continue to monitor its progress closely," said the company.

"In the meantime, the group continues to maintain heightened prevention and monitoring measures across its operations to manage and assess any potential operational impact arising from the prevailing dry season conditions."

Firefighters fight a wildfire in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, Indonesia on Sep 11, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Wisnu Agung Prasetyo)

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Thursday that Singapore is looking into which companies may be responsible for the forest and peatland fires in Indonesia that have caused the worsening haze.

"Where warranted, we will take action under Singapore’s Transboundary Haze Pollution Act, and explore joint action with other countries," he said in a social media post.

Several firms have responded to queries from the SGX RegCo over the forest and peatland fires in Indonesia and the resulting transboundary haze.

Palm oil company Golden Agri-Resources said it was not aware of any information indicating that its operations or activities had caused or contributed to the recent haze.

The company said it had maintained a zero-burning policy since 1997 and a no-peat policy since 2010, both of which also apply to its suppliers.

"The group continues to monitor and verify fire incidents and will cooperate with the relevant authorities as appropriate," Golden Agri-Resources said. Agribusiness company Wilmar International said it had maintained a strict no-burning policy across its operations since 2006, prohibiting the use of fire for land clearing, preparation or development activities.

"Wilmar has not undertaken any new oil palm planting in Wilmar-owned plantations in Indonesia since 2013," it said in a bourse filing.

"Since then, the group’s field activities in Indonesia have been limited to the replanting of existing planted areas, which is carried out mechanically and without the use of fire."

While fires have been detected within small areas of some of the group’s concession areas in Indonesia, the company's field verification to date indicates that these fires originated either outside the company's land boundaries or on community-farmed land within them, and subsequently spread into areas under the group’s management, it added.

Palm oil company PT Salim Ivomas Pratama, a subsidiary of Indofood, said it "consistently implements a strict zero-burning policy and performs mechanical land clearing for unproductive plantation areas."

The company said it monitored hotspots using satellite data from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA, allowing it to identify and respond to potential fires within its plantations.

It added that the recent forest and land fires had not had any material impact on its business activities or business continuity.

Singapore-listed palm oil producers First Resources and Bumitama Agri pointed to this year's El Nino event and fires spreading from regions where they do not operate in response to queries about its links to the ongoing haze.

In a statement released on SGX on Thursday, First Resources said there have been cases of fires originating outside its boundaries spreading into areas under its management.

Some of these fires were "too massive and fast-spreading to be fully contained" despite its efforts to do so, the company said.

Similarly, Bumitama Agri said a number of incidents appear to have developed outside areas directly managed by the group before spreading across surrounding landscapes.

"Based on the internal observations and preliminary investigations currently available to the group, no evidence has been established linking the group’s operations with initiation of the fires under investigations and to the haze in question," executive chairman and CEO Lim Gunawan Hariyanto said in a statement published on SGX.

The two companies, along with First Borneo Plantations, were identified in an Oct 5 Greenpeace report as being associated with companies whose plantation concessions are contributing to the haze.

Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said on Friday that Singapore will send preventive measure notices to seven companies in Indonesia responsible for fires causing the current haze.

The notices, which stem from Singapore’s investigations, will be issued by the National Environment Agency (NEA) under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act, Ms Fu told a press conference.

The seven companies are:

PT Bumi Andalas Permai

PT Paramitra Mulia Langgeng

PT Sumatera Alam Anugerah

PT SBA Wood Industries

PT Hutan Lestari Raya

The notices will require each company to: deploy firefighting personnel to extinguish or prevent the spread of any fire on land it owns or occupies; stop or not start any burning activities on such land; and to submit to NEA its action plans to extinguish any fires on its land and prevent their recurrence.

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10 月 16 日（星期五），新加坡交易所 (SGX) 的几家上市公司纷纷与火灾和雾霾撇清关系。

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新加坡：新加坡上市的棕榈油生产商 Kencana Agri 正面临印尼当局对其位于北加里曼丹子公司发生的森林火灾事件的调查。

10 月 16 日星期五，新加坡交易所 (SGX) 上市的其他几家公司也纷纷采取行动，与火灾和烟雾撇清关系，其中包括 Golden Agri-Resources 和 Wilmar International。

针对新加坡交易所监管部门周四就印尼近期森林和泥炭地火灾以及由此产生的跨境烟霾提出的询问，肯卡纳农业公司表示，印尼当局已对其子公司发生的火灾事件展开初步调查。

此次调查涉及在受影响区域内疑似通过焚烧方式清理土地的情况，该区域位于该团体土地与相邻第三方土地的边界上。

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Kencana Agri 在提交给证券交易所的文件中表示，根据目前掌握的信息，其子公司并未在受影响地区进行土地清理或土地准备工作。

该公司表示，调查人员于9月份对受影响地区进行了实地考察，其子公司已提供调查人员要求的信息。

该公司指出，调查仍在进行中，并正在全力配合当局的调查。

声明称，尚未收到政府部门、媒体或其他利益相关者就近期火灾提出的任何其他询问、指控、通知或信息请求。

Kencana Agri 还表示，该公司不会通过焚烧的方式清理土地，也不会使用火进行土地准备，这符合其政策和政府规定。

根据集团的运营审查，管理层评估认为，目前可获得的信息并未表明集团的运营或活动对近期发生的森林和泥炭地火灾或跨境烟霾造成了实质性影响。

该公司还表示，将严格执行零燃烧政策，并进行监控以防止火灾蔓延到其园区内。

Kencana Agri 的种植园和加工厂位于苏门答腊岛、加里曼丹岛和苏拉威西岛，总种植面积约 67,862 公顷。

该公司记录了其子公司在北加里曼丹和东加里曼丹经营的特许经营区内发生的火灾事故，受影响面积估计为 62 公顷，不到其总种植面积的 0.09%。

该公司表示：“根据初步内部评估，火灾并非源于集团内部运营，而是由邻近地区蔓延而来。”

“相关子公司的消防队与相关部门和当地社区合作，利用无人机和火灾观察塔定位活跃的火线并指挥地面人员，成功扑灭了这场火灾。”

“事件已得到控制，我们正在持续监测并采取预防性应对措施。”

Kencana Agri补充说，该公司在其印度尼西亚种植园的运营中一直保持着防火、探测和应急响应规程。

该公司表示：“董事会注意到有关当局的调查仍在进行中，并将继续密切关注其进展。”

“与此同时，集团继续在其所有运营环节保持高度的预防和监测措施，以管理和评估当前旱季状况可能带来的任何运营影响。”

2026 年 9 月 11 日，消防员在印度尼西亚南苏门答腊岛奥甘伊利尔扑灭野火。（照片：CNA/Wisnu Agung Prasetyo）

新加坡总理黄循财周四表示，新加坡正在调查哪些公司可能应对印尼森林和泥炭地火灾负责，这些火灾导致了日益严重的雾霾。

他在社交媒体上发帖称：“在必要情况下，我们将根据新加坡的《跨境烟霾污染法》采取行动，并探讨与其他国家采取联合行动。”

多家公司已对新加坡交易所监管公司就印度尼西亚森林和泥炭地火灾以及由此产生的跨境烟霾提出的问询作出回应。

棕榈油公司金光农业资源表示，该公司没有收到任何信息表明其运营或活动造成或促成了最近的雾霾。

该公司表示，自 1997 年以来一直奉行零燃烧政策，自 2010 年以来一直奉行无泥炭政策，这两项政策也适用于其供应商。

金光农业资源表示：“集团将继续监测和核实火灾事件，并将酌情与相关部门合作。” 农业综合企业丰益国际表示，自2006年以来，公司在其所有业务运营中一直严格执行禁火政策，禁止使用火进行土地清理、准备或开发活动。

“自 2013 年以来，丰益国际在印度尼西亚拥有的种植园中没有进行任何新的油棕种植，”该公司在提交给证券交易所的文件中表示。

“自那以后，该组织在印度尼西亚的实地活动仅限于对现有种植区进行重新植树，这项工作以机械方式进行，不使用火。”

该公司补充说，虽然在集团位于印度尼西亚的一些特许经营区的小范围内发现了火灾，但迄今为止，该公司的实地核查表明，这些火灾要么起源于公司土地边界之外，要么起源于公司土地边界内的社区耕地，随后蔓延到集团管理的区域。

印尼食品公司（Indofood）旗下子公司PT Salim Ivomas Pratama表示，该公司“始终严格执行零燃烧政策，并对非生产性种植区进行机械化土地清理”。

该公司表示，它利用美国国家海洋和大气管理局以及美国国家航空航天局的卫星数据监测热点地区，从而能够识别并应对其种植园内的潜在火灾。

该公司还表示，近期发生的森林和土地火灾并未对其业务活动或业务连续性造成任何实质性影响。

在被问及棕榈油生产商 First Resources 和 Bumitama Agri 与持续的烟霾之间的联系时，新加坡上市的棕榈油生产商指出，今年的厄尔尼诺现象以及从他们没有经营的地区蔓延的火灾是造成烟霾的原因。

第一资源公司周四在新加坡交易所发布声明称，曾发生过火灾从其边界外蔓延至其管理区域的情况。

该公司表示，尽管他们尽了最大努力，但其中一些火灾“规模太大、蔓延太快，无法完全控制”。

同样，Bumitama Agri 表示，许多事件似乎是在该组织直接管理区域之外发生的，然后蔓延到周围的地区。

“根据集团目前掌握的内部观察和初步调查，尚未发现任何证据表明集团的运营与正在调查的火灾的起因以及相关烟雾有关，”执行主席兼首席执行官林古纳万·哈里扬托在新加坡交易所发表的一份声明中表示。

绿色和平组织 10 月 5 日的一份报告指出，这两家公司以及第一婆罗洲种植园与一些种植园特许经营权导致雾霾的公司有关联。

新加坡永续发展及环境部长傅海燕周五表示，新加坡将向造成当前雾霾的印尼七家公司发出预防措施通知。

傅女士在新闻发布会上表示，这些通知源于新加坡的调查，将由国家环境局（NEA）根据《跨境烟霾污染法》发出。

这七家公司分别是：

PT Bumi Andalas Permai

PT Paramitra Mulia Langgeng

PT Sumatera Alam Anugerah

PT SBA 木材工业

PT Hutan Lestari Raya

通知将要求每家公司：部署消防人员扑灭或防止其拥有或占用的土地上的任何火灾蔓延；停止或不得在该土地上进行任何燃烧活动；并向国家环境局提交其扑灭土地上任何火灾并防止其再次发生的行动计划。

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