Thai palm oil trader looks to produce biodiesel in Laos

In Laos, the Bangkok Post reports that Thai palm oil trader OPG believes the country has more opportunities for oil palm plantations and biodiesel production than its home turf because of a lack of plantation land available. The company holds 85% shareholding in a local Laotian company that already has run oil palm plantations for seven years, and with them OPG is looking to develop a 16,000 hectare plantation that will allow it to produce 120 liters of biodiesel daily in a few years.