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IRPC bullish amid strong demand from overseas
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 21/05/2024
» IRPC Plc, the petrochemical arm of national oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc, expects its business to improve this year, driven by overseas demand, especially from China, which will help the company move into the black, following two years of losses.
Ratch banking on new Indonesia plants
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 03/05/2024
» SET-listed Ratch Group, the power generation arm of Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, expects positive business prospects for its coal-fired thermal power plants in Indonesia after acquiring them from Mitsui & Co for US$590 million.
Call to hike renewable proportion
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 22/04/2024
» The government is being urged to increase the proportion of renewable power generation to more than the target of 50% set in the power development plan (PDP), which is scheduled to be finalised in the second quarter of this year.
Diesel subsidy possible if excise tax cut ends
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 18/04/2024
» The Oil Fuel Fund Office (Offo) says it will continue to subsidise retail diesel prices if the government decides to end the diesel excise tax cut.
Bangchak preps Norway petroleum facility
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/04/2024
» SET-listed energy conglomerate Bangchak Corporation continues to expand its petroleum business in Norway by developing a new production facility at the offshore Brasse petroleum field in the North Sea.
Cement producers keen on waste reuse
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 08/04/2024
» Saraburi, which houses Thailand's key cement plants, is expected to become a model of waste management following a fresh effort to turn waste into energy, led by the Thai Cement Manufacturers Association (TCMA).
Absolute Clean Energy becomes a provider of net-zero solutions
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 05/04/2024
» Efforts by companies to combat global warming have prompted SET-listed Absolute Clean Energy (ACE), a local biomass power developer and operator, to become a net-zero solution provider to benefit from growing demand for clean energy.
Government gets tough on CO2
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 02/04/2024
» Thailand is expected to start enforcing a new law outlining measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions within this year, helping the state and business sectors better deal with climate change, says Rachata Phisitbanakorn, assistant to the natural resources and environment minister.
PTT studying production of green methanol
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 29/03/2024
» National oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc is considering building a green methanol production facility at an estimated cost of 3.1 billion baht to support its plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and produce methanol-derived fuels.
ABM to restructure after hefty losses
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 06/03/2024
» Asia Biomass Plc (ABM), Thailand's largest biomass fuel producer and distributor by volume, is struggling to escape a 77-million-baht loss last year by restructuring its business.