MAP TA PHUT
The operators of the two projects in the Map Ta Phut industrial estate that remain suspended after the Administrative Court ruling vowed not to move elsewhere now that long-awaited environmental regulations have become clear.
Speaking after a meeting with Industry Minister Chaiwuti Bannawat, representatives from PTT Plc said TOC Glycol's 2-billion-baht project to produce ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol will continue at Map Ta Phut.
The court's latest ruling allowed 74 out of 76 projects to operate after suspension for almost a year for violation of Section 67 of the 2007 Constitution that required industries deemed harmful to conduct environmental and health impact assessments (EIA and HIA).
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- Writer: Nareerat Wiriyapong & Nanchanok Wongsamuth
