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IEAT builds eco-towns for factories

Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate in Rayong was categorised by experts as having ‘eco-world class’ status.

The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) is building more eco-industrial towns to make factories more compatible with the environment while bolstering business competitiveness.

There are 34 industrial estates recognised as eco-industrial towns, with a good balance between manufacturing and waste management, IEAT said in a statement published to mark the agency’s 48-year operation.

Three of them secured an “eco-world class” status from experts who base their evaluation on 22 criteria.

They are Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate, RIL Industrial Estate and Map Ta Phut deep-sea port, all of which are located in the eastern province of Rayong.

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