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Sugar cane output comes under threat
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 10/07/2015
» After a severe dry spell, sugar producers are concerned about the prospects for exports.
Sugar production on course
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 16/09/2015
» Unfavourable weather patterns since early this year could delay the 2015-16 sugar-crushing season, but production is expected to remain intact, say traders and the Office of the Cane and Sugar Board (OCSB).
Sour weather delays sugar-crushing season
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 24/10/2015
» Thailand's 2015-16 sugar-crushing season has been delayed by two weeks due to unfavourable weather, says the Office of the Cane and Sugar Board (OCSB).
Cassava may help support ethanol needs
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 11/03/2016
» Rising ethanol demand this year, coupled with expected sugar-cane production cuts due to the severe drought, are likely to force ethanol producers to switch to cassava as their feedstock instead of molasses, industry officials say.
Age-old remedy for modern-day malaise
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 16/05/2016
» More than 80 years ago, an old practitioner of Chinese medicine got on a boat to flee an intense drought in China. The man, known as Master Tang, ended up in Thailand, where his knowledge has been passed down through the generations and provided the foundations for a multi-billion baht business.
WNA: Nuclear power is the way forward
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 13/06/2016
» MOSCOW: At a time when the world is running short on fossil fuels amid substantial rises in power demand, the World Nuclear Association (WNA) argues that nuclear power is not merely a choice for power generation, it is the only way to secure global energy supply.
High sugar price spurs exports, smuggling
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 06/07/2016
» Rising global sugar prices have both encouraged traders to accelerate exports and spurred smuggling at a time when Thai sugar production has been reduced by unfavourable weather, cutting down supply for the domestic market, say industry officials.
Sugar output down as global prices rise
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 26/10/2016
» The recent drought has cut sugar cane production in Thailand, the world's second largest sugar exporter, raising concerns about falling sugar output at a time when global sugar prices are on a rising trend, according to the Thai Sugar Millers Corporation Ltd (TSMC).
Bad weather threatens to put a damper on sugar harvest
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 08/12/2016
» Unfavourable weather has delayed Thailand's sugar crushing season, threatening a reduction in sugar output for the 2016/17 crop.
Buriram Sugar eyes infrastructure fund
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 20/01/2017
» SET-listed miller Buriram Sugar Plc (BRR) has filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch an infrastructure fund to raise money for the expansion of its core sugar business as well as its renewable power business.