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Kao and CMU Build Roads from Recycled Plastics
Published on 25/07/2025
» Kao Industrial (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese manufacturer of consumer and chemical products, has partnered with the Faculty of Engineering at Chiang Mai University to launch the “Green Pavement” project on campus. This initiative showcases Kao's innovative NEWTLAC technology, which repurposes used PET plastic bottles into a chemical additive for asphalt, improving road durability, strength, and environmental sustainability. Kao contributed funding and materials worth 1,230,000 THB to support the construction, reinforcing the company's commitment to reducing plastic waste and promoting the sustainable resource use in Thailand.
Reduce and reuse
Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 17/02/2025
» Zero-emission cars such as electric vehicles (EVs) support campaigns to reduce global warming, but their production emits carbon dioxide.
Nippon Steel units seeking BoI support
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 30/08/2024
» Thai steel manufacturers G Steel and GJ Steel are seeking investment incentives from the Board of Investment (BoI) to support a development worth 4.5 billion baht that aims to address the pressing challenges faced in the local steel market while producing fewer carbon dioxide emissions.
Mars Petcare Wins Eco Award for Recycling Initiative
Published on 27/11/2023
» Mars Petcare Thailand received The Eco-friendly Initiative of the Year Award at the FMCG Asia Awards 2023 for its 'SWAP Recycling' initiative.
Turning over a new leaf
Business, Published on 11/11/2023
» Plastic bags disrupted the paper packaging industry decades ago, but a plant-based alternative material being developed has the potential to reshape the sector once more.
Dow & volunteers collect 6.5 tons of marine debris
Published on 20/09/2022
» RAYONG – 20 September 2022 – Dow Thailand Group—along with the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand, private entrepreneurs, and like-minded organizations who are concerned about the environment—organized a “#PullingOurWeight” activity on the occasion of International Coastal Conservation Day in Rayong Province.
Japan's Kirin offloads Myanmar beer business over coup
AFP, Published on 30/06/2022
» Japanese drinks giant Kirin said Thursday it has agreed to a buyout of its shares in a Myanmar joint venture with a junta-linked conglomerate, completing its exit from the market over the 2021 coup.
Krabi welcomes longest recycled road in SEA
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 22/04/2021
» Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park has introduced a recycled plastic road on Noppharat Beach in the Muang district of Krabi.
Doi Inthanon National Park reopens
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/08/2020
» Doi Inthanon National Park in Chiang Mai has now reopened to the public, but only 1,200 at a time.
The path to a cleaner environment
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 12/05/2020
» The Green Road project has called for people to donate their single-use plastic bags and help make recycled paving blocks.