Abundant cash crops help make Thailand 2nd-biggest bioplastics producer
MONDAY, MARCH 06, 2023
With a yearly production capacity of 95,000 tonnes, Thailand is now the second-largest producer of bioplastics in the world after the United States, which produces 150,000 tonnes.
Investment of THB15 billion sweetens Thailand’s growing bioplastics sector
THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021
The Board of Investment (BOI) has approved Nature Works Asia Pacific Co’s 15-billion-baht investment to produce Polylactic Acid (PLA), a biodegradable polymer used to make tea bags, coffee capsules and food packaging. PLA is also used to make biodegradable face masks, cleaning cloths and diapers.