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Despite higher costs, the paper packaging market in Thailand has continued to show bright prospects, with growing consumption and rising concerns about global warming issues, the leading packaging producer Tetra Pak said yesterday.
Gloyta na Thalang, communication director of Tetra Pak (Thai) Ltd, said that packaging demand in Thailand still had room to grow, especially paper packaging that is more environmentally friendly than those made of glass, plastic, and metal.
Figures provided by the National Metal and Materials Technology Centre (MTEC) show that packaging consumption in Thailand grew 10% last year, three times higher than in countries in the European Union.
In the Asia-Pacific region, Thailand ranked second after China where consumption expanded 15.2%, compared to 13.4% in India, 8.4% in Singapore and 4.6% in Japan.
In 2007, the world's packaging market was valued at $479.8 billion, with Asia commanding 29%, or $156.64 billion.
''Environmental concerns have a significant impact on the growth of paper packaging demand due to less carbon emission,'' Ms Gloyta said.
Tetra Pak, headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, is one of the world's leading manufacturers of food processing and packaging with sales of 8.6 billion last year.
Its major clients in Thailand are fruit juice makers such as Tipco, Unif and Malee, while those in the milk and soymilk segment are Dutch Mill, Vitamilk, Thai-Danish Dairy and Dumex.
Its beverage clients also include major local coffee and tea brands such as Oishi, Birdy and Unif, she added.
The global packaging market is continuously on the rise, with ''green'' and ''low-carbon'' packaging playing an important role in the industry, said Elisabeth Comere, environment manager for Europe of Tetra Pak International, at a conference on packaging fashion for sustainable development held by Tetra Pak (Thai).
In Thailand, Tetra Pak has been working with waste dealers and other partners to increase recycling rates continuously, said Sinchai Thiensiri, environment manager of Tetra Pak (Thai).
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