Quality Standards of Emissions into the Environment from Heated Vessels

The State Minister of the Environment has issued Regulation No. 07 of 2007 with a view to eliminating environmental pollution that may potentially arise from industries that use heated vessels in the production processes crude palm oil and kernel separation. The Regulation expressly regulates the use of heated vessels that are heated with bio-fuels, fossil fuels, and other organic fuels.

The quality standards of emissions applies across the iron and steel industries, the pulp and paper industries, the cement industry, the electricity industry, the fertilizer industry, and the oil and gas industry. The Governor of the province may stipulate quality standard levels outside of those stated in the Attachments to the Regulation on the approval of the Minister.