Abundant cash crops help make Thailand 2nd-biggest bioplastics producer
With a yearly production capacity of 95,000 tonnes, Thailand is now the second-largest producer of bioplastics in the world after the United States, which produces 150,000 tonnes.
Government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri made the announcement on Monday citing data from the Thai Bioplastics Industry Association.
Anucha said Thailand is close on the heels of the US thanks to an abundance of cash crops like sugarcane and cassava and hopes to boost its annual capacity to 170,000 tonnes soon.
The Nation Reporter
