(Bangkok Post) PTG Energy Plc (PTG), a SET-listed oil retailer, and Eiamburapa Co (EBP), a top producer of tapioca products, have teamed up to develop what they say will be the world's first facility that makes ethanol from cassava pulp. The project has an investment budget of 1.5 billion baht.
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Sapporo is the owner of a yeast breed that can produce sugar from cassava pulp.
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Demand for ethanol for gasohol production would rise to 670,000 litres in 2018 and reach 1.5 million litres in 2020. "We chose to invest in the new technology to produce ethanol from cassava because we want to reduce the risk of relying on a single feedstock such as molasses," said Mr Pitak.
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He said EBP has huge amounts of cassava pulp waste, which can produce as much as 1.4 million litres of ethanol per day. READ MORE
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