Asia Pulp & Paper, tied to haze-linked suppliers, given temporary restrictions by SEC

Under this notice, APP is subjected to daily fire response reporting requirements and strict monitoring to ensure effective fire prevention and suppression.

Published Oct 19, 2026, 04:05 PM

Updated Oct 19, 2026, 04:05 PM

SINGAPORE – Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), one of the firms slammed for the 2015 haze, has been issued a Notice of Temporary Restrictions on its green label by the Singapore Environment Council (SEC) as fires from its suppliers’ land have been causing the current haze in the region. Under this notice, APP is subjected to daily fire response reporting requirements and strict monitoring to ensure effective fire prevention and suppression, for the concession areas managed by the suppliers, said the council on Oct 19. The suppliers of wood fibre to APP operate concessions in South Sumatra, Indonesia, and have been issued legal notices by the National Environment Agency (NEA) in the latest haze episode. “SEC takes a serious view of the damaging impact of the haze on the health of the people in Singapore as well as the region, and the environment,” said the council. Amid the current haze, NEA has issued legal notices to 10 companies in Indonesia requesting that they stop the burning on their land in Indonesia and submit plans to extinguish the fires.

It sent these notices to seven companies on Oct 16, and to three more companies on Oct 19. Of these 10, four of them – Bumi Andalas Permai, Bumi Mekar Hijau, SBA Wood Industries and Buana Megatama Jaya – have been identified as suppliers to APP, which was among the firms slammed for the record-breaking haze in the region in 2015. All except Buana Megatama Jaya received similar notices during the 2015 haze crisis, and their cases remain open. Launched in 2017, the Singapore Green Labelling Scheme (SGLS+) administered by SEC requires certified pulp and paper companies to improve their peatland management and commit to early detection and suppression of fires when they occur, by investing in fire fighting equipment and having a standard operating procedure to assess fire danger rating daily, for example. Certified companies must also pledge that zero-burning occurs on their plantations. Under the previous Green Label scheme, certified companies needed only to prove that it used sustainable sources and manufacturing processes. APP’s SGLS+ certificate may be suspended if its additional reporting is unable to demonstrate that strengthened monitoring, fire prevention and suppression measures are implemented effectively, SEC said on Oct 19.

“If so, the use of the SGLS+ logo on products associated with the certification would have to cease,” said SEC. During the haze episode in 2015, SEC had suspended the green label on APP products, after NEA listed it as one of the firms it was investigating under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) for links to regional forest fires that led to the haze. THPA targets those responsible for causing or condoning fires. Supermarkets in Singapore then pulled APP products off the shelves, including the Paseo brand of paper products. APP received the enhanced (SGLS+) certification in May 2019.

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根据该通知，APP须遵守每日火灾响应报告要求和严格监控，以确保有效预防和扑灭火灾。

发布于 2026 年 10 月 19 日下午 4:05

更新于2026年10月19日下午4:05

新加坡——亚洲浆纸业（APP）是2015年雾霾事件中备受指责的公司之一，由于其供应商土地上的火灾导致该地区目前出现雾霾，新加坡环境理事会（SEC）已向该公司发出绿色标签临时限制通知。该理事会于10月19日表示，根据该通知，APP须每日提交火灾响应报告，并接受严格监控，以确保其供应商管理的特许经营区域内有效预防和扑灭火灾。APP的木纤维供应商在印度尼西亚南苏门答腊岛拥有特许经营权，并在最近一次雾霾事件中收到了国家环境局（NEA）的法律通知。理事会表示：“环境理事会高度重视雾霾对新加坡及周边地区居民健康和环境造成的损害。” 在此次雾霾期间，国家环境局已向印尼的10家公司发出法律通知，要求其停止在印尼土地上的焚烧活动，并提交灭火计划。

10月16日，新加坡证券交易委员会（SEC）向七家公司发出通知，10月19日又向另外三家公司发出通知。在这十家公司中，有四家——Bumi Andalas Permai、Bumi Mekar Hijau、SBA Wood Industries和Buana Megatama Jaya——被认定为APP的供应商。APP是2015年该地区破纪录的雾霾事件中受到抨击的公司之一。除Buana Megatama Jaya外，其余公司在2015年雾霾危机期间均收到过类似的通知，目前案件仍在调查中。新加坡绿色标签计划（SGLS+）于2017年启动，由SEC负责管理。该计划要求获得认证的纸浆和造纸公司改善其泥炭地管理，并承诺在火灾发生时尽早发现并扑灭火灾，例如投资消防设备，并制定每日评估火灾危险等级的标准操作程序。获得认证的公司还必须承诺在其种植园内不进行任何燃烧作业。在之前的绿色标签计划下，获得认证的公司只需证明其使用可持续的原材料和生产工艺即可。 SEC 于 10 月 19 日表示，如果 APP 的补充报告无法证明其加强的监测、防火和灭火措施得到有效实施，则 APP 的 SGLS+ 证书可能会被暂停。

“如果情况属实，那么与该认证相关的产品必须停止使用SGLS+标识，”证券交易委员会（SEC）表示。2015年雾霾事件期间，新加坡国家环境局（NEA）将APP公司列为根据《跨境雾霾污染法》（THPA）进行调查的公司之一，原因是该公司涉嫌与导致雾霾的区域森林火灾有关。此后，SEC暂停了APP产品的绿色标签认证。《跨境雾霾污染法》旨在打击那些对引发或纵容火灾负有责任的人。随后，新加坡的超市将APP产品下架，其中包括Paseo品牌的纸制品。APP于2019年5月获得了增强型（SGLS+）认证。

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