据安迅思12月2日消息称，12月1日，泰国的油脂化学品生产商全球绿色化学品公司（GGC）开始了其2万吨/年的甘油精炼装置的商业运作。
工厂位于泰国春武里的泰国东部工业区Amphoe Nong Yai。
GGC在泰国的第一个精制甘油工厂有31000吨的年产能。
据其网站称，该公司是泰国石化巨头PTT全球化工公司的子公司，还经营着一座年产30万吨的乙二醇醚工厂和一个10万吨/年的脂肪醇装置和一个12.4万吨/年的脂肪醇乙氧基化合物装置。
由于对供应的担忧以及中国对下游环氧氯丙烷行业的购买力强劲，近几个月亚洲甘油现货价格获得了支撑。
油脂化学品和生物柴油行业的工厂利用率下降，导致供应吃紧。
随着新冠情况再次恶化，印度尼西亚、马来西亚和欧洲采取了限制措施，导致生物柴油消费量下降。
由于原料棕榈油价格的波动和对主要脂肪酸产品的需求放缓，一些脂肪酸复合物也降低了它们的生产率。
最近，由于当地大豆油供应不足，巴西将混合比例从B12降低到B10。
供应预计仍将紧张，但随着生物柴油生产的复苏，供应可能会逐渐改善。
甘油是油脂化学品和生物柴油的副产品，后者占全球供应量的60％以上。
曹海斌 摘译自 安迅思
原文如下：
Thailand's Global Green Chemicals starts up new glycerine unit
Thailand's oleochemicals producer Global Green Chemicals (GGC) started commercial operations at its new 20,000 tonne/year refined glycerine unit The plant is located at the Thai Eastern Industrial Land, Amphoe Nong Yai in Chonburi, Thailand.
GGC's first refined glycerine plant in Thailand has a 31,000 tonne/year capacity.
The company, which is a subsidiary of Thai petrochemical major PTT Global Chemical, also operates a 300,000 tonne/year glycol ether plant; a 100,000 tonne/year fatty alcohols unit and a 124,000 tonne/year fatty alcohols ethoxylate facility, according to its website.
Spot glycerine prices in Asia have found support in recent months from supply concerns and strong buying from downstream epichlorohydrin (ECH) sector in China.
Supply has tightened following reduced plant utilization rates in both the oleochemicals and biodiesel sector.
As the pandemic situation worsens Some fatty acids complexes have also reduced their operating rates due to volatility in feedstock palm oil prices and slow demand for the main fatty acids products.
Recently, Brazil lowered its blending ratio from B12 to B10 due to a shortage of local soy oil availability.
Supply is expected to stay tight, but may gradually improve as biodiesel production recovers.
Glycerine is a byproduct of oleochemicals and biodiesel, with the latter contributing over 60% of the global supply.