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Carbon rules reshape Thai business as CBAM looms
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 09/02/2026
» The European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is sending ripples of concern throughout global trade, unsettling exporters of certain products while raising broader questions about its long‑term impact on industries not yet covered by the measure.
GGC launches partnership for credits from palm oil
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 09/02/2026
» Global Green Chemicals Plc (GGC), the biochemical arm of PTT Global Chemical Plc, has partnered with Thaicom Plc and the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO) to launch a pilot smart palm oil farming project aimed at supporting Thailand's 2050 net-zero target.
Gunkul suspends cannabis investment amid confusion
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 15/05/2024
» SET-listed Gunkul Engineering, a renewable energy developer that diversified into the cannabis and hemp business three years ago, is suspending further investment in cannabis based on its nearly 2-billion-baht budget, pending clarity from the government regarding its policy on the drug.
UBE drives up cassava productivity
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/03/2024
» Ubon Bio Ethanol (UBE), a SET-listed ethanol producer, is increasing productivity at its cassava plantations in Ubon Ratchathani after harvests plunged, resulting in a loss of 96 million baht last year.
OR seeks to expand coffee business
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 18/01/2024
» PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR) aims to further strengthen its coffee business by building a coffee centre, dubbed "Amazon Park", in the northern province of Lampang to support its coffee research and plantations in order to serve growing demand in Thailand.
Second phase of scheme promotes biomass crops
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 13/10/2023
» Authorities are preparing for the second phase of the "Energy for All" renewable scheme, aiming to encourage farmers to grow "energy crops" to serve power plants that are expected to have electricity generation capacity of 200 megawatts.
OR ramps up ESG, green energy projects
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 03/08/2023
» Thai energy firms are more seriously adopting ESG as part of their business direction, driven by the global trend to take better care of the environment, combat global warming and improve people's lives.
PTTEP allocates $300m for CCS facility
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 22/07/2022
» PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) is allocating US$300 million to develop Thailand's first carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at a petroleum production field in a bid to support the country's commitment to reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
PTTGC to build giant biopolymer plant
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 11/08/2021
» PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) Plc, Thailand's largest petrochemical producer by capacity, and US-based Cargill Incorporated have agreed to develop a biopolymer production facility worth US$600 million, or 20 billion baht, in Nakhon Sawan.
Gunkul to invest B2bn in cannabis
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 07/06/2021
» SET-listed Gunkul Engineering, a renewable energy developer and builder, is allocating capital spending worth almost 2 billion baht to develop a new cannabis plantation and cannabis oil production facility over the next two years.