PTT GCNews · 2026-04-28 00:00

PTT Global Chemical and Queen Sirikit National Convention Center partner to convert used cooking oil into sustainable aviation fuel.

PTT Global Chemical (GC) and Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) have expanded their "From Kitchen to Flight" project. QSNCC will collect used cooking oil from its restaurants for GC's biorefinery to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and other high-value bioproducts.

This collaboration marks QSNCC as Thailand's first world-class convention center to join such an initiative, strengthening the circular economy by converting waste into clean energy and reducing fossil fuel reliance.

Fast Facts

·Partners: PTT Global Chemical (GC), Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC)
·Project name: From Kitchen to Flight
·Raw material: Used Cooking Oil (UCO)
·Output products: Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), high-value bioproducts
·Process: UCO collected from QSNCC restaurants, processed at GC's biorefinery
·Environmental benefit: Reduces greenhouse gas emissions by over 85% compared to traditional jet fuel
·Significance: QSNCC is Thailand's first world-class convention center in this project
·GC's role: Thailand's first commercial SAF producer

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People Mentioned

Ratchada Sawasdirak

Assistant Managing Director, Refinery Business at PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited

Surapol Utintu

Chief Executive Officer at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center

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PTT Global Chemical and Queen Sirikit National Convention Center partner to convert used cooking oil into sustainable aviation fuel.