Mitr Phol pledges no environmental effects from new Khon Kaen factory

By THE NATION

 

 

In a September exchange with a local group, Mitr Phol Sugar Co executive Paitoon Praphatharo promised that a proposed new Mitr Ban Pai sugar factory would not affect the environment and would save on transportation costs.

 

The Office of the Cane and Sugar Board (OCSB) in 2016 approved a Mitr Phol proposal to build the new factory in Ban Pai district, Khon Kaen province.

 

Paitoon has pegged the daily production at the plant at 20,000 tonnes, and its investment on a biomass plant was over Bt6 billion.

 

Mitr Phol started an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study this year, while “the first opinion session it held with local people and interest groups in late September showed that there were both supporters and critics of the factory project” Paitoon said.

 

However, Mitr Phol has given assures that the Mitr Ban Pai project’s production line would use imported new technology with the aim of becoming a “green factory” and meeting the international standards.

 

“Besides,” said the executive, “Mitr Phol plans to manage the natural environment and local community around the project area sustainably, so Mitr Ban Pai will not affect the environment. The factory would also help sugarcane farmers save at least Bt100 per tonne in the cost of product transportation.

 

Source: nationthailand.com/news/30377025

 

-- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-10-03

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3 minutes ago, webfact said:

Pai sugar factory would not affect the environment

...and all the trucks transporting sugar cane using a U-turn?

So will they be giving environmental preference to unburnt sugar cane to save the country from PM2.5 smog? 

So Mitr Phot pledge no environment effects............... Just a load of BS.

In this area this is a sever water shortage, yet they are going to build a giant sugar factory, and use enormous amounts of water, making the water situation worse for people living here.

2 hours ago, colinneil said:

So Mitr Phot pledge no environment effects............... Just a load of BS.

Going to further encourage people - as the "government" has already been doing, to grow sugar cane - which will be burnt off course!

The water level in Udonrat which as you doubtless know is the largest dam in the NE is Dire now, going to be a bleak dry season for many! - NOT this "mob" they will be given all the water they can handle!

At the expense off?????????? ???? 

Yea, sure....

 

 

"However, Mitr Phol has given assures that the Mitr Ban Pai project’s production line would use imported new technology with the aim of becoming a “green factory” and meeting the international standards."

 

Vague & indeterminate.

 

 

Just because someone says it, doesn't mean it's true.

Why a new factory? I thought the price of sugar was plummeting and, because of the high baht, Brazilian sugar is now far cheaper!!