TPBI aims to increase the proportion of Green Products and decarbonization of production process up to 30% by 2025

Mr. Somsak Borrisuttanakul, Chairman of Executive Committee, TPBI Public Company Limited, participated as a speaker at the Plastic Forum seminar on the topic of “The Balancing Act: How Plastic Industry Thrive Without Killing The Earth” at the InterPlas Thailand 2023 event, organized by the Plastics Institute of Thailand and RX Tradex on April 27, 2023, at the Grand Hall 203, the BITEC Exhibition and Convention Center, Bangna, Bangkok. There were more than 400 people from various organizations attending the hearing.       

The other speakers who participated in the seminar were Mr. Wichian Lekwijitthada, President of the Thai Plastic Industry Association, Mr. Wiboon Phungprasert, President of the Thai Bioplastics Industry Association, Mr. Niwat Athiwattananont, Chief Technology Officer, SCG Chemicals Public Company Limited, Mr. Suthisak Wilanan, Deputy Managing Director of RX Tradex and moderated by Prof. Dr. Hathaikarn Manuspiya, Director of the Center of excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology. Each panelist presented various perspectives on tackling the ever-increasing plastic waste.

Mr. Somsak demonstrated the ways that TPBI manages to achieve sustainability and reduce negative effects on the earth, such as establishing the "Won" project to be a pioneer to push forward the circular economy by collecting post-consumer stretchable plastic waste and recycling it into PCR plastic pellets to be reused again, including raising public awareness of plastic waste management. In addition, the company also aims to increase the proportion of Green Products to 30% of its portfolio and decarbonization of the production process up to 30% by 2025.

Mr. Somsak ended that it takes time and requires cooperation from many sectors, especially in the plastic industry, to accomplish this difficult mission. And it is very important to instill an awareness of waste separation in the youth. This issue is one of the important missions that the “Won” project has always carried out.