What to know about the 10 Singapore-based companies issued notices over transboundary haze

From the group behind Indomie instant noodles to a palm oil giant with plantations across Indonesia, here's what we know about the 10 Singapore-based companies issued notices over transboundary haze.

A view of the haze from Chinatown on the afternoon of Oct 23, 2026. (File photo: CNA/Ooi Boon Keong)

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SINGAPORE: All 10 Singapore-based companies issued notices under Singapore's haze law have now acknowledged receiving them, with most saying they will cooperate with the authorities.

The latest responses came from two subsidiaries of Malaysian plantation group TSH Resources, which said on Monday (Oct 26) that it was reviewing the notices and would engage with the National Environment Agency (NEA).

The companies, which include some of the region's biggest palm oil and pulp and paper businesses, were asked last Friday to provide information relating to the transboundary haze that has affected Singapore in recent weeks.

Several have reported fires or hotspots within their Indonesian concession boundaries, although they maintain that their operations did not cause or contribute to the haze.

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 This is the first time NEA has issued such notices to Singapore-based companies since the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) came into force in September 2014. The law allows Singapore to take legal action against companies responsible for causing or contributing to haze pollution here, even if their activities take place overseas. Following NEA's announcement, Singapore Exchange (SGX) said it expected listed companies to comply with the notices and disclose any material information to ensure orderly trading. Here is a closer look at the companies, their operations in Indonesia and what they have said about the fires. ASIA PULP & PAPER Two of the companies, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Company and Asia Pulp & Paper Company (China), are entities within APP, the pulp and paper business of Sinar Mas Group, one of Indonesia's largest conglomerates. Founded in 1972, APP has operations in Indonesia and China, producing pulp, paper, tissue and packaging products sold in more than 150 countries. The company has previously faced scrutiny over its links to forest fires in Indonesia. On Oct 18, the Singapore Environment Council placed APP under temporary green certification restrictions after three of its wood-fibre suppliers were linked to fires in Indonesia that caused haze in Singapore. APP also came under scrutiny during Singapore's severe haze episode in 2015, when some retailers pulled the company's products from their shelves over its alleged links to fires.

This is the first time NEA has issued such notices to Singapore-based companies since the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) came into force in September 2014.

The law allows Singapore to take legal action against companies responsible for causing or contributing to haze pollution here, even if their activities take place overseas.

Following NEA's announcement, Singapore Exchange (SGX) said it expected listed companies to comply with the notices and disclose any material information to ensure orderly trading.

Here is a closer look at the companies, their operations in Indonesia and what they have said about the fires.

Two of the companies, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Company and Asia Pulp & Paper Company (China), are entities within APP, the pulp and paper business of Sinar Mas Group, one of Indonesia's largest conglomerates.

Founded in 1972, APP has operations in Indonesia and China, producing pulp, paper, tissue and packaging products sold in more than 150 countries.

The company has previously faced scrutiny over its links to forest fires in Indonesia.

On Oct 18, the Singapore Environment Council placed APP under temporary green certification restrictions after three of its wood-fibre suppliers were linked to fires in Indonesia that caused haze in Singapore.

APP also came under scrutiny during Singapore's severe haze episode in 2015, when some retailers pulled the company's products from their shelves over its alleged links to fires.

GOLDEN AGRI INTERNATIONAL

Golden Agri International is a Singapore subsidiary of Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), an integrated palm-based agribusiness that is also part of Sinar Mas Group.

GAR has been listed on SGX since 1999. As of June 2025, it had about 534,000 hectares of planted area, including plantations held by smallholders, and produces a range of palm-based products.

In response to SGX queries on Oct 16 about forest and peatland fires in Indonesia and the resulting haze, GAR said it was not aware of information indicating that its operations had caused or contributed to the haze, based on its assessment at the time.

It also said it maintained a zero-burning policy and a no-peat policy.

Bumitama Agri is an SGX-listed oil palm plantation company with operations in Central and West Kalimantan, as well as Riau in Indonesia.

Founded in 1996 by Indonesian conglomerate Harita Group, it operates under a separate corporate structure and has been listed on SGX since 2012.

In an Oct 16 clarification, Bumitama reaffirmed its strict zero-burning policy but said unusually severe fire conditions had affected parts of Kalimantan during the 2026 dry season.

It attributed the heightened fire risk to prolonged drought and exceptionally dry conditions associated with a strong El Niño event, which had made vegetation and peatlands more combustible.

The company said fires originating on surrounding land could spread rapidly under such conditions.

“Based on field observations and the information currently available, a number of incidents appear to have developed outside the Group’s directly managed areas before spreading across surrounding landscapes,” the company said.

It added that it had mobilised resources to contain and suppress the fires.

First Resources is another SGX-listed palm oil producer, established in 1992 and listed since 2007.

It manages more than 200,000 hectares of oil palm plantations across Riau, East Kalimantan and West Kalimantan in Indonesia.

Its business spans oil palm cultivation and milling as well as processing of palm oil into products including biodiesel and refined oils.

On Oct 20, First Resources issued a statement acknowledging the Singapore government's intention to pursue legal and regulatory measures against companies linked to the haze.

It reaffirmed its commitment to a zero-burning policy and said it would cooperate with the relevant authorities.

INDOFOOD AGRI RESOURCES

Indofood Agri Resources is an SGX-listed agribusiness company whose parent is Indonesian food company Indofood Sukses Makmur.

The latter also owns Indofood CBP, the maker of Indomie instant noodles.

Indofood Agri operates an integrated palm oil business spanning seed breeding, cultivation and milling, as well as the refining and marketing of products such as cooking oil, margarine and shortening.

In response to earlier SGX queries, the company said its Indonesian operations continuously monitored hotspots within and around its plantation areas to enable prompt action.

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

Kencana Agri is an SGX-listed palm oil company with plantations mainly in Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi.

Established in 1996, it has been listed in Singapore since 2008.

On Oct 16, the company said it did not use fire to clear or prepare land and that its operational review had found no indication that its activities materially contributed to the recent forest and peatland fires or transboundary haze.

The review included field inspections, incident and patrol records, drone surveillance and hotspot monitoring.

Kencana said fires detected within its concession boundaries had spread from adjacent areas outside its concessions and were promptly contained by its firefighting teams.

WILMAR INTERNATIONAL

Wilmar International is one of Asia's largest agribusiness groups, with oil palm plantations mainly in Sumatra and Kalimantan.

The SGX-listed company had more than 230,000 hectares of planted oil palm area as of the end of 2025, about 66 per cent of which was in Indonesia.

It also has a deemed 20 per cent interest in Kencana through its wholly owned subsidiary Newbloom.

In an Oct 16 statement, Wilmar reaffirmed its strict no-burning policy but said prolonged dry conditions associated with El Nino had significantly increased the risk of fires.

The company acknowledged that fires had been detected in small areas within some of its Indonesian concessions.

However, it said field checks indicated that the fires had originated either outside its concession boundaries or on community-farmed land within them, before spreading into areas under its management.

TSH GLOBAL PLANTATION AND TSH OVERSEA

TSH Global Plantation and TSH Oversea are subsidiaries of Malaysian palm oil plantation group TSH Resources Berhad.

Both companies hold investments in Indonesian plantation businesses in Kalimantan.

TSH Resources began as a cocoa business in 1979 before diversifying into oil palm cultivation and milling in the 1990s. It expanded into Indonesia in the 2000s.

The group now has about 36,000 hectares of oil palm plantations and four palm oil mills.

It is primarily listed on Bursa Malaysia and obtained a secondary listing on SGX in 2023.

TSH Resources said on Oct 23 that 274 hotspots detected within its estate boundaries were in "community enclave areas" outside its operational areas .

WHAT NEA HAS ASKED COMPANIES TO PROVIDE

The 10 companies have been asked to submit documents and information about their links with associated companies in Singapore and Indonesia, as well as the locations of land concessions they own.

They must also provide details of fire prevention measures and firefighting efforts undertaken by them or their associated companies in Indonesia during the current dry season.

The notices were issued under Section 10 of the THPA, which allows NEA to seek documents and information to facilitate investigations into possible offences under the law.

A person who fails to comply with such a notice without reasonable excuse can be fined up to S$5,000, jailed for up to one month, or both.

Companies found responsible for causing or contributing to transboundary haze pollution can face fines of up to S$100,000 a day, capped at S$2 million.

The issuance of a notice does not, in itself, mean that a company has been found responsible for causing the haze.

The information gathered could help NEA establish the relationships between Singapore-based companies and their Indonesian operations, as well as what steps were taken to prevent and manage fires on concession land.

HOW HAVE THE COMPANIES RESPONDED?

All 10 companies have acknowledged receiving NEA's notices, although not all have explicitly committed to cooperating with the agency.

Asia Pulp & Paper said it was cooperating with the authorities and would respond to NEA as required on behalf of the two entities that received notices.

Golden Agri-Resources said on Oct 24 that its subsidiary Golden Agri International had received the notice and would cooperate with NEA in its response.

Bumitama Agri also said on Oct 24 that it would provide the requested documents and information to the agency.

First Resources said it was reviewing the notice and would provide the requested documents and information to NEA.

Indofood Agri Resources acknowledged receiving the notice and said it would "make further announcements as and when there are material developments".

Kencana Agri said it would "cooperate fully with NEA in accordance with applicable laws".

Wilmar International said on Oct 23 that "work is in progress to comply" with the notice.

TSH Resources said its subsidiaries, TSH Global Plantation and TSH Oversea, had received notices and it was reviewing them and "will engage with the agency accordingly".

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从印尼方便面生产商 Indomie 的母公司到在印尼各地拥有种植园的棕榈油巨头，以下是我们对因跨境烟霾而被发出通知的 10 家新加坡公司所了解的情况。

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新加坡：根据新加坡雾霾法收到通知的10家新加坡公司均已确认收到通知，其中大多数表示将与当局合作。

马来西亚种植园集团 TSH Resources 的两家子公司于周一（10 月 26 日）做出最新回应，称正在审查这些通知，并将与国家环境局 (NEA) 进行沟通。

这些公司包括该地区一些最大的棕榈油和纸浆造纸企业，上周五被要求提供有关最近几周影响新加坡的跨境烟霾的信息。

一些公司报告称，其在印度尼西亚的特许经营范围内出现了火灾或热点，但他们坚称，他们的作业并未造成或加剧雾霾。

CNA游戏 猜词游戏 逐行破解单词 流行词游戏 用给定的字母组成单词 迷你数独 小谜题，脑力挑战 迷你填字游戏 小方格，大挑战 单词搜索 尽可能多地找出单词 显示更多 显示更少 这是自2014年9月《跨境烟霾污染法》（THPA）生效以来，新加坡国家环境局（NEA）首次向新加坡公司发出此类通知。该法律允许新加坡对造成或加剧本地烟霾污染的公司采取法律行动，即使这些公司的业务活动发生在海外。在NEA发布公告后，新加坡交易所（SGX）表示，希望上市公司遵守通知并披露任何重要信息，以确保交易有序进行。以下是对这些公司、它们在印尼的业务以及它们对火灾事件的回应的详细介绍。亚洲浆纸业（Asia Pulp & Paper，简称APP）旗下的两家公司——亚洲浆纸业（APP）公司和亚洲浆纸业（中国）公司——均隶属于APP集团，而APP集团又是印尼最大的企业集团之一——金光集团（Sinar Mas Group）旗下的纸浆和造纸业务部门。APP成立于1972年，在印尼和中国均设有运营机构，生产纸浆、纸张、卫生纸和包装产品，销往150多个国家。该公司此前曾因与印尼森林火灾的关联而受到审查。10月18日，新加坡环境理事会对其绿色认证实施了临时限制，原因是其三家木纤维供应商被指与印尼森林火灾有关，而这些火灾导致新加坡出现雾霾。此外，在2015年新加坡发生严重雾霾事件期间，APP也曾受到审查，当时一些零售商因其涉嫌与火灾有关而将其产品下架。

这是自 2014 年 9 月《跨境烟霾污染法》(THPA) 生效以来，新加坡国家环境局 (NEA) 首次向新加坡公司发出此类通知。

法律允许新加坡对造成或加剧新加坡雾霾污染的公司采取法律行动，即使这些公司的活动发生在海外。

在国家环境局发布公告后，新加坡交易所（SGX）表示，希望上市公司遵守相关通知，披露任何重大信息，以确保交易有序进行。

下面我们将更详细地了解这些公司、它们在印度尼西亚的业务以及它们对火灾发表的声明。

其中两家公司，即亚洲浆纸业（APP）公司和亚洲浆纸业（中国）公司，是印尼最大的企业集团之一金光集团旗下的纸浆和造纸业务部门 APP 的子公司。

APP成立于1972年，在印度尼西亚和中国设有运营机构，生产的纸浆、纸张、卫生纸和包装产品销往150多个国家。

该公司此前曾因与印度尼西亚森林火灾的关联而受到审查。

10 月 18 日，新加坡环境理事会对 APP 实施了临时绿色认证限制，此前该公司的三家木纤维供应商与印度尼西亚的火灾有关，这些火灾导致新加坡出现雾霾。

2015 年新加坡发生严重雾霾事件期间，APP 也受到了审查，当时一些零售商因该公司涉嫌与火灾有关而将其产品下架。

金牌农业国际

Golden Agri International 是 Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) 的新加坡子公司，GAR 是一家以棕榈油为基础的综合性农业企业，也是 Sinar Mas 集团的一部分。

GAR自1999年起在新加坡交易所上市。截至2025年6月，其种植面积约534,000公顷，包括小农户的种植园，并生产一系列棕榈产品。

针对新加坡交易所 10 月 16 日关于印尼森林和泥炭地火灾及由此产生的烟雾的询问，GAR 表示，根据当时的评估，它没有收到任何信息表明其运营活动造成或加剧了烟雾。

该公司还表示，将坚持零燃烧政策和无泥炭政策。

Bumitama Agri 是一家在新加坡交易所上市的油棕种植园公司，业务遍及印度尼西亚的中加里曼丹、西加里曼丹和廖内省。

该公司由印尼哈里塔集团于 1996 年创立，采用独立的公司结构运营，并于 2012 年在新加坡交易所上市。

10 月 16 日，Bumitama 发表澄清声明，重申其严格的零燃烧政策，但表示 2026 年旱季期间，加里曼丹部分地区受到了异常严重的火灾影响。

报告将火灾风险加剧归因于持续干旱和强厄尔尼诺现象带来的异常干燥条件，这使得植被和泥炭地更容易燃烧。

该公司表示，在这种情况下，周边土地上燃起的火灾可能会迅速蔓延。

该公司表示：“根据实地观察和目前掌握的信息，许多事件似乎是在集团直接管理区域之外发生的，然后蔓延到周围的地区。”

声明还补充说，已调动资源控制和扑灭火灾。

第一资源是另一家在新加坡交易所上市的棕榈油生产商，成立于 1992 年，并于 2007 年上市。

该公司在印度尼西亚廖内省、东加里曼丹省和西加里曼丹省管理着超过 20 万公顷的油棕种植园。

其业务涵盖油棕种植和碾磨，以及将棕榈油加工成生物柴油和精炼油等产品。

10 月 20 日，第一资源公司发表声明，承认新加坡政府打算对与雾霾有关的公司采取法律和监管措施。

该公司重申了其对零燃烧政策的承诺，并表示将与有关部门合作。

INDOFOOD AGRI RESOURCES

Indofood Agri Resources 是一家在新加坡交易所上市的农业综合企业公司，其母公司是印尼食品公司 Indofood Sukses Makmur。

后者还拥有 Indofood CBP，即 Indomie 方便面的生产商。

Indofood Agri 经营着一家综合性棕榈油企业，业务涵盖种子培育、种植和碾磨，以及食用油、人造黄油和起酥油等产品的精炼和销售。

针对新加坡交易所早前的询问，该公司表示，其印尼业务持续监控种植区内外的热点地区，以便迅速采取行动。

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）

Kencana Agri 是一家在新加坡交易所上市的棕榈油公司，其种植园主要位于苏门答腊岛、加里曼丹岛和苏拉威西岛。

该公司成立于 1996 年，自 2008 年起在新加坡上市。

10 月 16 日，该公司表示，它没有使用火来清理或准备土地，并且其运营审查没有发现任何迹象表明其活动对最近的森林和泥炭地火灾或跨境烟雾造成了实质性影响。

审查内容包括实地检查、事件和巡逻记录、无人机监视和热点监测。

Kencana公司表示，在其特许经营区内发现的火灾是从其特许经营区外的邻近地区蔓延过来的，并已被其消防队迅速控制住。

丰益国际

丰益国际是亚洲最大的农业综合企业集团之一，其油棕种植园主要位于苏门答腊岛和加里曼丹岛。

截至 2025 年底，这家在新加坡交易所上市的公司拥有超过 23 万公顷的油棕种植面积，其中约 66% 位于印度尼西亚。

它还通过其全资子公司 Newbloom 持有 Kencana 20% 的股份。

10 月 16 日，丰益国际在一份声明中重申了其严格的禁止燃烧政策，但表示与厄尔尼诺现象相关的持续干旱状况已显著增加了火灾风险。

该公司承认，在其位于印度尼西亚的一些特许经营区内的小范围内发现了火灾。

然而，该公司表示，实地检查表明，火灾要么起源于其特许经营边界之外，要么起源于其特许经营边界内的社区耕地，然后蔓延到其管理的区域。

TSH全球种植园和TSH海外

TSH Global Plantation 和 TSH Oversea 是马来西亚棕榈油种植集团 TSH Resources Berhad 的子公司。

两家公司均在印尼加里曼丹岛的种植园企业拥有投资。

TSH Resources 于 1979 年以可可业务起家，之后在 20 世纪 90 年代多元化发展，涉足油棕种植和加工。21 世纪初，该公司将业务拓展至印度尼西亚。

该集团目前拥有约 36,000 公顷油棕种植园和四家棕榈油厂。

该公司主要在马来西亚证券交易所上市，并于 2023 年在新加坡交易所获得二次上市。

TSH Resources 于 10 月 23 日表示，在其庄园边界内检测到的 274 个热点位于其运营区域外的“社区飞地区域”。

美国国家教育协会要求各公司提供什么

已要求这 10 家公司提交文件和信息，说明它们与新加坡和印度尼西亚的关联公司之间的联系，以及它们拥有的土地特许权的所在地。

他们还必须提供其本人或其关联公司在印度尼西亚当前旱季期间采取的防火措施和灭火工作的详细信息。

这些通知是根据《泰国住房和旅游法》第 10 条发出的，该条允许国家环境局 (NEA) 索取文件和信息，以协助调查可能违反该法律的行为。

无正当理由不遵守此类通知的人，可被处以最高 5000 新元的罚款、最高一个月的监禁，或两者并罚。

被认定对跨境烟霾污染负有责任或促成此事的公司，每天可能面临最高 10 万新元的罚款，最高罚款额为 200 万新元。

发出通知本身并不意味着已认定某公司对造成雾霾负有责任。

收集到的信息可以帮助新加坡国家环境局 (NEA) 了解新加坡公司与其在印尼的业务之间的关系，以及为防止和管理特许经营土地上的火灾而采取了哪些措施。

各公司对此作何反应？

所有 10 家公司都承认收到了国家环境局的通知，但并非所有公司都明确承诺与该机构合作。

亚洲浆纸业表示，公司正在配合当局的调查，并将根据国家环境局的要求，代表收到通知的两家公司作出回应。

金光农业资源公司于10月24日表示，其子公司金光农业国际已收到通知，并将配合国家环境局的回应。

Bumitama Agri 也于 10 月 24 日表示，将向该机构提供所要求的文件和信息。

第一资源公司表示正在审查该通知，并将向NEA提供所要求的文件和信息。

Indofood Agri Resources 已确认收到通知，并表示“如有重大进展，将另行发布公告”。

Kencana Agri表示将“根据适用法律与国家环境局充分合作”。

丰益国际于 10 月 23 日表示，“正在努力遵守”该通知。

TSH Resources 表示，其子公司 TSH Global Plantation 和 TSH Oversea 已收到通知，目前正在审查这些通知，并将“相应地与相关机构进行沟通”。

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