Major fuel companies reject biodiesel from palm oil producers

[snoop1130]

 

The Thai Biodiesel Producers Association plans to file an official complaint against big fuel traders. These traders refused to buy B100 biodiesel from local palm oil manufacturers under the Fuel Trade Act's Section 7. Significant companies like PTT Plc and Bangchak Corporation that handle over 100,000 tonnes of fuel annually are involved.

 

They have not followed the advice from the Energy Ministry, given on June 20. The ministry asked them to buy B100 biodiesel at prices set by the Energy Policy and Planning Office. The plan was to help palm farmers who are greatly affected by falling palm prices.

 

The Association has criticized the companies for exploiting palm farmers and society by not buying B100 biodiesel. This action interferes with the government's resolution, which could affect the price of palm products.

 

 

"This cannot go unnoticed; it should be addressed immediately and sternly to create an example for other traders," said a spokesperson from the association.

 

The Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister, Thammanat Prompow, who handles the government's committee on palm oil prices, will receive the complaint. The complaint will also reach the prime minister and the commerce, finance, and energy ministers. The Association is pressuring the government to stop subsidies to Section 7 traders who fail to follow the biodiesel purchase directive.

 

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-- 2024-06-28

 

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[Hummin]

Biodiesel based on farmed resources is a tragedy. 

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The ministry asked them to buy B100 biodiesel at prices set by the Energy Policy and Planning Office. The plan was to help palm farmers who are greatly affected by falling palm prices.

Let them go broke and return the land back to nature.

[newbee2022]

21 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

The Thai Biodiesel Producers Association plans to file an official complaint against big fuel traders. These traders refused to buy B100 biodiesel from local palm oil manufacturers under the Fuel Trade Act's Section 7. Significant companies like PTT Plc and Bangchak Corporation that handle over 100,000 tonnes of fuel annually are involved.

 

They have not followed the advice from the Energy Ministry, given on June 20. The ministry asked them to buy B100 biodiesel at prices set by the Energy Policy and Planning Office. The plan was to help palm farmers who are greatly affected by falling palm prices.

 

The Association has criticized the companies for exploiting palm farmers and society by not buying B100 biodiesel. This action interferes with the government's resolution, which could affect the price of palm products.

 

 

 

"This cannot go unnoticed; it should be addressed immediately and sternly to create an example for other traders," said a spokesperson from the association.

 

The Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister, Thammanat Prompow, who handles the government's committee on palm oil prices, will receive the complaint. The complaint will also reach the prime minister and the commerce, finance, and energy ministers. The Association is pressuring the government to stop subsidies to Section 7 traders who fail to follow the biodiesel purchase directive.

 

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Palm oil products should be banned🙏of environmental responsibility 

[Tropicalevo]

22 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister, Thammanat Prompow, who handles the government's committee on palm oil prices, will receive the complaint.

Ah yes. The infamous cocaine flour smuggler.

[alien365]

On 6/28/2024 at 5:23 PM, snoop1130 said:

They have not followed the advice from the Energy Ministry, given on June 20. The ministry asked them to buy B100 biodiesel at prices set by the Energy Policy and Planning Office

Asked and advice are the key words here. 

[john donson]

why not recycle fried oils...

[Captor]

On 6/28/2024 at 12:23 PM, snoop1130 said:

 

The Thai Biodiesel Producers Association plans to file an official complaint against big fuel traders. These traders refused to buy B100 biodiesel from local palm oil manufacturers under the Fuel Trade Act's Section 7. Significant companies like PTT Plc and Bangchak Corporation that handle over 100,000 tonnes of fuel annually are involved.

 

They have not followed the advice from the Energy Ministry, given on June 20. The ministry asked them to buy B100 biodiesel at prices set by the Energy Policy and Planning Office. The plan was to help palm farmers who are greatly affected by falling palm prices.

 

The Association has criticized the companies for exploiting palm farmers and society by not buying B100 biodiesel. This action interferes with the government's resolution, which could affect the price of palm products.

 

 

"This cannot go unnoticed; it should be addressed immediately and sternly to create an example for other traders," said a spokesperson from the association.

 

The Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister, Thammanat Prompow, who handles the government's committee on palm oil prices, will receive the complaint. The complaint will also reach the prime minister and the commerce, finance, and energy ministers. The Association is pressuring the government to stop subsidies to Section 7 traders who fail to follow the biodiesel purchase directive.

 

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Why is there a picture of Sunflowers?! Oil from Sunflowers is something else and a good oil for consumption. Has absolutely nothing to do with Bio energy.

[watchcat]

18 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Ah yes. The infamous cocaine flour smuggler.

 

Actually it was heroin.

 

[BangkokReady]

On 6/28/2024 at 5:23 PM, snoop1130 said:

The plan was to help palm farmers who are greatly affected by falling palm prices.

 

Hub of subsidies.

[BangkokReady]

On 6/28/2024 at 5:40 PM, Hummin said:

Biodiesel based on farmed resources is a tragedy. 

 

Why?  Isn't it both renewable and carbon neutral?

[Hummin]

23 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

 

Why?  Isn't it both renewable and carbon neutral?

Not when you DeForest, take gras or wetlands to grow biodiesel.

 

This in combination with many other green "solutions" create imaginary a greener tomorrow. 

 

The fish farming industry use soya beans for food, which creates more deforestation. 

 

Old rainforest and wetlands holds alot of co2 that is released at once you disturbs its "resoares" by remove trees, drain it, and prepare it for cultivation.

 

Meat farming, fish industry, and biodiesel growing/production fight for the same land for their resources and growing. 

 

There is tons of documentation and documentary about this if you are willing to dive i to it for more information why it is not an good idea.

[BangkokReady]

17 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Not when you DeForest, take gras or wetlands to grow biodiesel.

 

But these are palm oil crops that would be there anyway.  They're only opting for biodiesel as the price for palm oil has fallen.

 

Even without the biodiesel, the land would be palm oil trees or some other crop.  I doubt there is any way that they would return the land to forest, unless maybe the government bought it from them.

[Hummin]

32 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

 

But these are palm oil crops that would be there anyway.  They're only opting for biodiesel as the price for palm oil has fallen.

 

Even without the biodiesel, the land would be palm oil trees or some other crop.  I doubt there is any way that they would return the land to forest, unless maybe the government bought it from them.

Could be a good argument, but as long there is deforestation, and other gras and wetland cultivation for other farming products, there is no benefits left for continue growing palms for oil. Palms lifespan for production is 20 - 25 years. 

[tomazbodner]

22 hours ago, Captor said:

Why is there a picture of Sunflowers?! Oil from Sunflowers is something else and a good oil for consumption. Has absolutely nothing to do with Bio energy.