IEAT builds eco-towns for factories
2 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 the...