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Indorama Ventures shares its sustainability commitments with the Thai government at the Sustainability Expo 2023

The group posed from left: Ms. Naweensuda Krabuanrat, Head of Global CSR, Indorama Ventures PCL. / Mr. Thapana Sirivadhanabhakdi, President and CEO, Thai Beverage Plc. / Dr. Anthony M. Watanabe, Chief Sustainability Officer, Indorama Ventures PCL. / Pol. Gen. Patcharawat Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment / Mr. Srettha Thavisin, Prime Minister of Thailand and Minister of Finance / Mr. Aloke Lohia, Founder and Group CEO, Indorama Ventures PCL. / Mr. Kumar Ladha, Business Head of Integrated PET Asia & Egypt, Indorama Ventures PCL. / Mr. Dilip Kumar Agarwal, Deputy Group CEO and Group CFO, Indorama Ventures PCL. / Mrs. Aradhana Lohia Sharma, Vice President, Indorama Ventures PCL. / Mr. Anuj Lohia, Vice President, Indorama Ventures PCL. / © 2023 Indorama
Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, a global sustainable chemical company, led by Mr. Aloke Lohia (5th from right), Founder and Group CEO of Indorama Ventures and the management team, had the privilege of welcoming the Prime Minister of Thailand and Minister of Finance Mr. Srettha Thavisin (5th from left), along with other Cabinet members and private sector executives, at Indorama Ventures' booth during the "Sustainability Expo 2023 (SX 2023)” - ASEAN’s largest sustainability event.

Indorama Ventures showcases sustainable solutions for a greener future at Sustainability Expo 2023

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, a global sustainable chemical company, has been sponsoring and participating in the Sustainability Expo 2023 (SX2023) to showcase the company's commitment to PET recycling and applying sustainable solutions in the chemical industry. Indorama Ventures’ sustainability journey was on display from 2-8 October at Booth D9, Better Living Zone, G floor, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok.

Under the theme of “The Future of Recycling”, Indorama Ventures’ exhibition highlighted the latest sustainable solutions that are poised to revolutionize PET recycling, heralding a future in which circular products become the new norm. The company’s commitment includes investments in advanced recycling, bio-based feedstocks, and partnerships with sustainable start-ups. These collaborations include innovation in enzymatic recycling with Carbios, introducing biotransformation technology with Polymateria, and exploring the production of bio-PTA and bio-PET with Origin Materials.

© 2023 Indorama
© 2023 Indorama


The company’s booth display demonstrates the versatility and circularity of PET as a sustainable packaging material, its product portfolio of daily household necessities, sustainability strategy, and alignment with the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as corporate social responsibility initiatives to promote recycling education and community outreach.




 

Anthony M. Watanabe, Chief Sustainability Officer of Indorama Ventures, said, “Indorama Ventures has always been at the forefront of PET recycling, having recently celebrated our milestone of recycling 100 billion post-consumer PET bottles. Now, we are striving to enhance our recycling capabilities and become a future-ready organization through more innovative and sustainable technologies and materials. These investments will help us meet even higher sustainability standards, further reduce our carbon footprint, and fulfill Indorama Ventures’ purpose of reimagining chemistry together to create a better world”.

© 2023 Indorama
© 2023 Indorama


Apart from the exhibition booth, Indorama Ventures was participating in Sustainability Expo 2023’s panel discussion on “Business Leadership in Sustainability” and was leading a recycling education workshop in the SX Kids Zone.


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