Industrial committee urges temporary closure of Chonburi rubber recycling plant after 7,000 tonnes of old tyres found stockpiled

Bangchak Corporation Public Company Limited, together with the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, the Department of Tourism, the Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration, the Thai Hotels Association, and the Thai Restaurant Association, signed a memorandum of cooperation on the management of used cooking oil to serve as feedstock for the production of sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, through the Fry to Fly project. The project promotes the systematic collection of used oil from hotel and restaurant businesses, alongside a campaign against reusing frying oil. The signing ceremony was held on 5 October 2026 at the Phonbodi Meeting Room of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. The signatories were Mrs. Gloyta Nathalang, Senior Executive Vice President of the Sustainability Management and Corporate Communications Group at Bangchak; Miss Woratheera Suwannasorn, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Tourism; Mr. Siripakorn Cheawsamoot, Director of the Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration; Mr. Udom Srimahachota, Vice President and Chairman of the Environment Committee of the Thai Hotels Association; and Mrs. Thaniwan Kulmongkol, President of the Thai Restaurant Association. Miss Natthriya Thaweevong, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, served as honorary witness. Miss Natthriya said that sustainable tourism requires cooperation across the entire chain, from travel, accommodation, and food to resource and environmental management, and that this project links hotels and restaurants to the aviation sector. Mrs. Gloyta said that sustainable aviation requires cooperation beyond the airport, and that the Bangchak group has more than two decades of experience in using used cooking oil to produce biofuels, starting with biodiesel for vehicles and extending to SAF production using the HEFA-SPK process in line with international standards. Mr. Siripakorn said the cooperation aims to support sustainable tourism in three areas: health and safety, the environment and low-carbon tourism, and the circular economy, which generates supplementary income for communities by allowing them to exchange or sell used oil instead of simply discarding it.

Qiaoyin Shares announced that the company has received the Notice of Award for the sanitation operation service project for the northern cluster of the central urban area of Maoming City, Guangdong Province, with a winning bid amount of about 528 million yuan and a service period of three years. The project scope includes road sweeping and cleaning, classified collection and transport of household waste, and operation and maintenance of sanitation facilities, covering a cleaning area of about 16.9715 million square meters and an annual household waste transport volume of about 300,000 tons. The company stated that this project falls within its main business and will have a positive impact on future operating performance.

Sanfeng Environment announced that the consortium formed by the company and China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited has officially signed the contract for the second phase of Hong Kong's Integrated Waste Management Facilities project with the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department. The project is designed to treat 6,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste per day, with a total awarded contract value of approximately HK$21.95 billion, using the NEC4 plus DBO model. The project is expected to have a construction period of about 54 months and an operation period of 15 years.

Conch Cement announced on September 30 that Anhui Conch Environmental Protection Group, a subsidiary of its non-wholly-owned subsidiary Conch Environmental Protection, and Wuhu Conch Environmental Protection, as buyers, and Anhui Haijing, as seller, signed four equity transfer agreements with the target companies, for a total consideration of 307 million yuan. Specifically, the acquisition includes 100% equity in Tianjin Hanyang for 136 million yuan; 100% equity in Shenyang Hanyang for 109 million yuan; 100% equity in Dalian Hanyang for 37 million yuan; and 100% equity in Tieling Hanyang for 25 million yuan. The four target companies are mainly engaged in medical waste collection and disposal. Shenyang Hanyang and Dalian Hanyang hold local medical waste disposal franchise rights, while Tieling Hanyang has signed a long-term cooperation agreement with the local government for medical waste collection and disposal. The announcement noted that Conch Group holds 37.55% of the company's shares, and Conch Group and its wholly-owned subsidiary Conch Capital hold 99% and 1% interests in Anhui Haijing respectively. Anhui Haijing is a connected person of the company, and this transaction is deemed a connected transaction. In the first half of 2026, Conch Cement achieved revenue of 36.927 billion yuan, down 10.6% year-on-year; net profit attributable to the parent was 2.527 billion yuan, down 42.2% year-on-year.

Home Product Center Public Company Limited, or HMPRO, has announced a partnership with Tata Tiscon to bring EF steel bars, a low-carbon steel bar produced using electric arc furnace technology from 100% recycled scrap steel, to MegaHome stores nationwide. Part of the scrap steel comes from HomePro customers' electrical appliances through the Trade Old for a New World program. Mr. Theerapong Samphan, Assistant Managing Director of the Construction Procurement Group at HomePro, said that offering EF steel bars this time helps technicians, contractors, and consumers access low-carbon construction materials more easily at an affordable price. Mr. Chaichalerm Bunyanuwat, Senior Assistant Managing Director of Marketing and Sales at Tata Steel (Thailand) Public Company Limited, said the project shows that the circular economy can truly happen in everyday life, when scrap metal from products consumers no longer use returns to the production process through Tata Steel Thailand's EAF technology and is turned back into standard-quality steel bars sold again through MegaHome. Using one ton of steel bars produced with an EAF furnace reduces carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of planting more than 180 trees, and cuts carbon dioxide emissions by about three to four times compared with the BF-BOF steelmaking process. The products carry verifiable environmental information, including EPD, CFP, and the Green Label. Tata Tiscon's product range also includes SD50 high-strength steel bars, which help reduce the amount of reinforcement steel used by up to 20%, and CUT & BEND prefabricated cut-and-bent steel, which helps reduce steel waste at job sites by 10-15%. Tata Tiscon EF steel bars are available today at MegaHome stores nationwide.

New York's Department of Environmental Conservation approved a permit allowing Casella Waste Systems to expand the Hakes Construction and Demolition landfill in Campbell by about 43.3 acres, adding an estimated 5.8 million cubic yards of disposal capacity. The approval also covers 21.7 acres of soil borrow area and upgraded leachate and gas systems, materially increasing Casella's permitted footprint for construction and demolition waste. The expansion sits alongside Casella's 6 August 2026 guidance update, in which management raised 2026 revenue expectations to US$2.090 billion to US$2.110 billion while cutting net income guidance to US$0 to US$6 million on higher acquisition activity and fuel cost recovery dynamics. Casella's narrative projects $2.5 billion revenue and $92.3 million earnings by 2029, requiring 9.2% yearly revenue growth and about a $86.6 million earnings increase from $5.7 million today, with forecasts yielding a $111.00 fair value, a 34% upside to its current price.