Bloomberg After selling three green project bonds in the US and marketing a new one in Canada, Brookfield Asset Management’s renewable power business is setting its sights on South America and Asia. The Toronto-based company is selling bonds to refinance the existing debt of a pool of four hydroelectric facilities located in Ontario, according to a S&P Global Ratings. The ...

Bloomberg Bangchak Corp, one of Thailand’s top oil refiners, is targeting the bioplastics and plant-based meat industries to diversify its business. The move is part of a strategy of focussing on value-added products rather than just commodities sectors, president Chaiwat Kovavisarach said. “The market has really picked up for alternatives for plastic,” Chaiwat said, adding that a unit producing compostable ...

Bloomberg After recent typhoons ravaged Japan’s grid and disrupted power to almost 1.4 million customers, the government is encouraging homeowners to invest in storage systems, seeking to marry batteries with existing rooftop solar capacity to create backup electricity networks. The backbone would be the 2.3 million rooftop solar installations across the country.