Mitr Phol ups ethanol output

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Phase out of regular petrol drives move

Published: 5/12/2011 at 02:33 AM
Newspaper section: Business

Mitr Phol Sugar Corp is gearing up its plan to double ethanol production at a cost of 2.1 billion baht in response to the government's decision to phase out regular petrol next year.

The world's fifth-largest sugar producer operates three ethanol plants with a capacity of 230,000 litres a day each. The group also has a joint ethanol venture with Thai Oil Plc, producing 200,000 litres daily.

"We are ready to double the existing capacity once the government decides to phase out regular petrol," said Pravit Prakritsri, managing director of Mitr Phol's Energy Business Group.

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Discussion 1 : 05/12/2011 at 07:46 AM1
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As long as it's not shoved down the people's throat in gasohol mix at the actual price that is higher than regular unleaded gas and we don't ever hear about another sugar shortage then it's all good.

I will continue to avoid gasohol whenever possible because E10 degrades my gas mileage by over 10% on the freeway and almost 20% in city traffic.
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