2 September 2014
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Mr. Pailin Chuchottaworn,
PTT Plc President & CEO,
presided over a ceremony marking the laying of
the foundation stone for the
Bio PBS(polybutylene succinate bioplastics)
plant operated by
Located in the Asia Industrial Estate
in the province of Rayong, Thailand.
This is the world’s first commercial PBS bioplastics plant.
Mr.Worawat Pitayasiri,
PTTMCC Biochem Managing Director,
* This plant is a joint investment between
PTT Plc and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) of Japan,
with a common intention of creating innovations and
green products that are friendly to
the environment and communities
while aligning with sustainable futuristic lifestyles
under PTT Group’s “Green for Life” business approach,
as well as MCC’s establishment of technologies
based on human sustainability and KAITEKI lifestyles.
Bio PBS production is therefore based on
natural raw materials and biodegradable products.
Constructed by a joint venture of
* Hitachi Plant Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd., and
* Toyo Thai Corporation Plc,
The 20,000-ton/year plant is
* due for completion by 2015
* as the world’s first commercial PBS bioplastics plant.
The PTT CEO said that
today’s foundation stone laying ceremony
is regarded as PTT Group’s milestone move
for a truly green business.
Last year, the group had created the
“PTT Group Wanarom Eco Forest” at the entrance
to the Asia Industrial Estate
in a five-rai area under the first phase.
It was the first time that a green area has been
in place even before plant construction.
This illustrates PTT’s commitment to developing its area
in the industrial estate
as the prototype of Thailand’s eco-industries
under the group’s Green Roadmap action plan.
The ceremony was also honored by the presence of
* H.E. Mr. Shigekazu Sato,
the Ambassador of Japan to Thailand, and
* Mr. Hiroaki Ishizuka,
CEO & President, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation of Japan,
both of whom congratulated PTTMCC Biochem on
its historic move under this successful venture.
The plant is part of the
PTT WEcoZI (PTT Wanarom Eco Zone Industries).
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