OPINION

The growing challenge of plastic for Thailand

Oped, Chris Oestereich, Diane Archer & Istvan Rado, Published on 13/05/2023

» The first synthetic plastic, Bakelite, was patented in 1907 by Belgian chemist, Leo Baekeland. Bakelite was used in a variety of iconic products in the first half of the 20th century, but the overall use of plastic was then inconsequential in comparison to what followed.