JAKARTA: A major Indonesian pulp and paper firm, Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (Rapp), has temporarily ceased operations in part of a concession in Riau province, as forestry authorities begin to review whether it built canals on peatland illegally.
The case involves Rapp’s concession in Pulau Padang in Riau, where green groups say the firm is developing fire-prone peatland in contravention of the company's own conservation policies and national laws. The firm is the operating arm of Singapore-based Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings, one of the world's largest pulp and paper companies.