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Bangkok – 25 February 2026: Marking the first-ever collaboration of three industry leaders, Taokaenoi Food & Marketing Public Company Limited, or TKN, a manufacturer of seaweed snacks distributed domestically and internationally, SCG Chemicals, or SCGC, a leading integrated polymer and solutions provider for sustainability, and Dow Thailand Group, or Dow, a global leader in materials science, have jointly announced the signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to revolutionize the snack industry through the “Food-Grade Circular Packaging by Advanced Recycling Technology” project. This initiative aims to sustainably address plastic waste challenges under the concept of closed-loop recycling. This collaboration entails utilizing multi-layer packaging waste from the production processes of Taokaenoi, which was previously difficult to recycle. This waste will be processed using the advanced recycling technology of SCGC and converted back into circular feedstock. Following this, Dow will utilize the feedstock to produce new, clean, and food-grade plastic resins. These resins will then be safely used to manufacture food packaging for the Taokaenoi brand once again. It is anticipated that the packaging will be ready for commercial distribution by the end of 2026. Ms. Orrapat Peeradechapan, Chief Executive Officer of Taokaenoi Food & Marketing Public Company Limited, said, “Taokaenoi is committed to creating happiness for consumers through high-quality snacks, alongside prioritizing ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) principles by emphasizing sustainable economic, social, and environmental development. This collaboration represents a significant milestone that transforms the ‘challenge’ of hard-to-recycle packaging into an ‘opportunity’ to establish a practical circular economy. It is not merely about waste disposal, but rather about creating new value from used plastic. We do not only deliver great-tasting products, but we also aim to deliver a better world to consumers through eco-friendly packaging innovations that are clean, safe, and tangibly reduce environmental impacts. This will drive our business to grow alongside genuine sustainability.” Dr. Suracha Udomsak, Chief Operations and Innovation Officer of SCGC, said, “This collaboration reflects the capability of SCGC in utilizing advanced recycling technology to manage plastic packaging composed of multiple materials, which is difficult to recycle, and converting it back into circular feedstock. This feedstock can be used to produce new plastic resins (Certified Circular Polyolefin Resin), which possess properties and quality entirely equivalent to standard virgin plastic resins in all respects and are safe for direct food contact. As a result, the materials can be reused to manufacture food packaging for Taokaenoi. In addition, our process has achieved the globally recognized sustainability certification, ISCC PLUS (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification), throughout the entire supply chain, making SCGC the first company in ASEAN to achieve such certification. This partnership is considered a crucial step in driving SCGC’s goal of reintegrating used plastic into the circular economy system at a volume of 500,000 tons per year by 2030, through collaborations with business partners across the entire value chain.” Meanwhile, Mr. Vichan Tangkengsirisin, President of Dow Thailand, added, “As a materials science leader, Dow is proud to support this collaboration in Thailand by applying our technology to produce circular plastic resins from used flexible packaging feedstock with performance equivalent to fossil-based plastics. Dow Thailand Group’s polyethylene facility in Rayong is ISCC PLUS certified for its capability of converting advanced recycled feedstock into high quality, food grade circular resins. This initiative represents an important step toward closing the plastics loop in Thailand and advancing Dow’s sustainability ambition to transform the waste through collaboration with customers and value chain partners.” This collaboration serves as a model for the comprehensive management of used multi-layer plastic packaging. It reduces the accumulation of plastic waste in the country and decreases the consumption of new resources. This aligns with the sustainability goals of Taokaenoi, SCGC, and Dow, reinforcing the role of the business sector in tangibly driving the circular economy to build a sustainable future together.

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Fight against COVID-19 - Indorama Ventures and Thai Plaspac join hands with Yanhee Vitamin Water to donate 650,000 bottles of Yanhee Vitamin Water to support medical personnel

Bangkok, Thailand – 29 April 2020 – In a show of support and thanks to medical personnel dealing with Covid-19 cases and patients, Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global chemical producer, have partnered with Thai Plaspac Public Company Limited (TPAC), a consumer and pharmaceutical packaging company and Yanhee Vitamin Water Company Limited, a subsidiary of Yanhee Hospital, to donate 650,000 bottles of Yanhee Vitamin Water, to public medical institutions and hospitals in Bangkok and vicinity. Yash Lohia, Chief Recycling Officer at IVL said, “We are determined to support the medical staff who are carrying a huge workload during this Covid-19 outbreak.”

Dr. Sappasit Sumritvanitcha, Executive Director of Yanhee Vitamin Water Co., Ltd., said, “The spread of this virus has a chance of slowing down in the near future if we all take responsibility in personal prevention methods following government policies, especially social-distancing. We strongly hope that this contribution from Yanhee Vitamin Water and our two partners will help support and encourage medical personnel in performing their duties. We would like to sincerely express our gratitude to all who have been dedicating themselves to help the public.”

Yash Lohia added “As the coronavirus pandemic continues to grow, we are overwhelmed with gratitude as doctors, nurses and healthcare personnel continue to work tirelessly across the country. This is our way of saying thank you and we continue to look for more ways in which we can help out.”

Kevin Sharma, Chief Executive Officer at Thai Plaspac PCL, said, “We are forever indebted to the bravery of the medical community and it is an honor for TPAC to be able to contribute towards our heroes on the frontline.’

Medical institutes and hospitals that will receive Yanhee Vitamin Water include Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Ramathibodi Hospital, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Vajira Hospital. Central Chest Institute of Thailand, Priest Hospital, Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital, Police General Hospital, Phra Nang Klao Hospital Nonthaburi, and others.

This collaboration reflects a good relationship between the organizations, as IVL started supplying bottles to Yanhee Vitamin Water since 2017 with TPAC supplying the iconic closures. As the demand is increasing, IVL has decided to increase capacity of PET bottle by investing 75 million Baht in a state-of-art production facility at Nakhon Pathom with the capacity of 250 million PET bottles per year. The extended capacity will enable Yanhee Vitamin Water to better support the wellbeing of consumers.