In Thailand, the Bangkok Post reports the plans to implement 20% ethanol blending have been scrapped indefinitely due to the high costs of ethanol. Ethanol is produced from sugarcane and cassava in Thailand, but the production cost is nearly twice that of gasoline, while biodiesel produced from palm oil is nearly triple the cost of […]
In Thailand, the Bangkok Post reports that after several delays, E20 is set to become the standard gasoline at the pump across the country by July 2021. Currently, E10 is the standard fuel at the pump with both 91 and 95 octane options available. E20 will be 95 octane only. The most recent delays to […]
In Thailand, the Nation newspaper reports the Eastern Economic Corridor of Innovation, a major biorefinery complex that will process agricultural crops along with biofuels and bioplastics production from residues is on target to open in June 2021. So far, 45% of construction of the flagship facility is completed. The project will become the largest in […]
In Thailand, the Bangkok Post reports that the Energy Minister wants to begin a dialogue with palm oil traders through the Energy Business Department regarding the potential for using blockchain in an effort to help palm oil producers get higher prices without going through a middleman. Oil palm planters say they get about a third […]
In Thailand, the Nation newspaper reports that production and consumption of B100 fell by as much as a quarter over the past week as COVID-19 quarantine orders keep people off the road. Higher palm oil prices led to slightly higher biodiesel prices despite the fall in demand. Ethanol demand has increased, however, in line with […]
In Thailand, the National newspaper reports that in response to COVID-19 and the need to source as much ethanol for hand sanitizers as possible, the country is going to put on hold its ethanol blending program for the time being. The switch to E20 was meant to take place on June 1 but has been […]
In Thailand, the Bangkok Post newspaper reports that energy major PTG has allotted $15.5 million for this year to invest in its PPP Green Complex joint venture it operates together with partners Thachang Green Energy and RD Kasetpattana. The facility that produces 450,000 liters per day of biodiesel and another 200,000 liters per day of […]
In Thailand, bio-based chemical company Advanced Biochemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has announced a capacity increase at its plant in Map Ta Phut, Thailand, which will now produce 120,000 mt/year of bio-based epichlorohydrin (ECH) – an increase of 20,000 mt/year. Permission for this increase was granted by the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand. The capacity increase at ABT’s […]
In Thailand, the Bangkok Post newspaper reports that the government has increased the price of B7 in an effort to make B10 and B20 comparatively cheaper and lure drivers towards the higher blends. B7 is set to be phased out. The Oil Fuel Fund Office is providing the funds for the subsidy scheme that will […]
In Thailand, the Bangkok Post reports that although the government is going to go through with planned phasing out of subsidies for both biodiesel and ethanol, it is going to revise the State Oil Fund Act that manages the subsidies over the next two years that will allow more subsidization of the fuels. The government […]
