Images of Wood and Biomass Energy in Industries in Thailand

Field Document No.52, 1998

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In Thailand, as in other countries, numerous industries use wood or other biomass as their main fuel. Many of these industries are small scale, are located in a rural or urban environment, and employ traditional production process. Some of these industries avail of modern technology to make efficient use of wood and biomass fuels in a local, cost-effective way.

Some years ago, Thailand, within the framework of the Thai Forestry Sector Masterplan, implemented a nation-wide survey of rural industrial wood consumption. This generated a wealth of data on types and characteristics of industries utilising fuelwood. As this type of information will be of interest to many people, RWEDP in close cooperation with staff from the Royal Forest Department decided to compile the information in the form of a photo-illustrated publication. This publication gives an overview of the main wood/biomass-fuel based industries in Thailand, such as agro-processing, food-processing, metal processing, forest products, mineral based industries and textile. It also provides some information about production, technologies, fuel characteristics and enterpreneurial aspects. This type of information will be relevant for strategies, policies and programmes not only in the energy and forestry sectors, but also with respect to industrial development, employment generation, technology development, regional development, and others. The overview may be equally relevant for other countries where similar industrial activities take place

Table of Contents
	Foreword
1.	Photo-illustrated Documentation of Wood/Biomass-fuel Based Industrial and Commercial Activities in Thailand
2.	Agro-Processing Industries
3.	Food-Processing Industries
4.	Metal Processing Industries
5.	Forest Products Industries
6.	Mineral Based Industries
7.	Textile Based Industries
8.	Miscellaneous Industries
9.	References
Annexes
1.	Wood/Biomass-Fuel Based Rural Industries
2.	Contribution to Employment and Income of 33 Representative Industries
3.	Range of Raw Material Requirement within the Specific Industry Type
4.	Range of Output within the Specific Industry Type
5.	Estimated Investment Requirement of Industry Type
6.	Ratio of Woodfuel Consumption (33 Representative Industries)
7.	Contribution to Food Production and Security (33 Representative Industries)
8.	Estimated Total Number of Industries of Type in Different Regions
9.	Estimated Total Amount of Woodfuel Consumption of Industry Type
10.	Estimated Total Number of People Employed by Industry Type
11.	Estimated Total Amount of Fuelwood Consumption by Industry Type in Ktoe

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