At the present, the importance of molasses has been increasing. It is being utilized as a raw material in industrial food & beverage production around 1 million tons. In the meantime, Thailand is the no. 1 molasses exporter in the world which in the last 3 years; Thailand has exported averagely 1.4-1.5 million tons, valued averagely at over 50 million USD. Furthermore, the result from high fuel cost helps boost the consumption of molasses for ethanol production mixing with Benzene to become an alternative energy or gasohol which is Bt. 1.50/ liter cheaper than Benzene Octane 95 and also helps reduce petroleum import. As a result, the domestic demand of molasses has increased to 1.53 million tons / year.
