The engineering team from Chemicals Business, SCG developed an application named Kubdee, which means ‘drive well’ in Thai, to detects signs of fatigue, sleepiness, or other conditions and warn the drivers to reduce the risk of road accidents. Let’s find out more about how it works and help ensure the safety of both its drivers and other road users. Read more athttp://www.allaroundplastics.com/en/article/innovation-en/2423

SCG has unveiled SCG Reinvented Toilet, Thailand’s first toilet with an integrated waste treatment system that can disinfect waste and separate liquids and solids with a 100% efficiency. The self-contained toilet helps ensure safe waste disposal, preventing harmful pathogens from being released into rivers and reducing the spread of infectious diseases. Read more at http://www.allaroundplastics.com/article/innovation/2219

Recognizing the importance of returning opportunities to disable people, Chemicals Business, SCG, partners with Dow Thailand Group and Rubber Soul Co., Ltd, to work for the Prostheses Foundation of H.R.H. the Princess Mother to make a new version of prosthetic feet which are better in quality and ergonomics. Read full articles at http://www.allaroundplastics.com/en/article/innovation-en/2323

Megatrends that are Looming over the Plastic Industry in the Perspective of Economists, Entrepreneurs, and Businesspeople For the first 2019 issue ofAll Around Plastics,Assoc. Prof. Somprawin Manprasert,Executive Vice President and Head of Research Division at the Bank of Ayudhya PCL.,Mr. Paradorn Chulajata,Head of the Thai Plastic Industry Club at the Federation of Thai Industries,Dr. Pirun Hemmondharop,Executive Committee at Panjawattana Plastic PCL., andMr. Sakchai Patiparnpreechavud,Vice President – Polyolefins and Vinyl Business at Chemicals Business, SCG, sat down with us to discuss megatrends and other changes in the world that will affect the plastic industry. Let’s take a closer look at five megatrends that we will soon be faced with, so that we can prepare ourselves and adjust our business plans to keep up with ever-shifting consumer needs and create long-term business opportunities. Read full articles at www.scgchemicals.com/allaroundplastics

Chemicals Business, SCG has partnered up with the Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) in Thailand’s first-ever underwater pipeline installation project, featuring a freshwater water pipeline of approximately 20 kilometers from Khanom District in Nakhon Si Thammarat to Samui in Surat Thani. The subsea pipes are made with the world’s first PE112, a resin developed by SCG that affords 10% greater pressure resistance in comparison to PE100 available on the market. The material helps ensure that the pipes meet required safety standards and achieve maximum efficiency. The “Samui Submarine Water Pipeline Construction” Project is set to enhance the efficiency of the island’s infrastructure and alleviate water scarcity, which will in turn boost its tourism industry and the economy of the country. Read more athttps://scgchemicals.com/en/news-media/news-events/press-release/detail/444

Getting to know the sanitation systems that could convert waste into fertilizers and clean water that could be safely released into the environment or put to use. A collaboration between Chemicals Business, SCG, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thammasorn Co., Ltd., and T-Belco Co., Ltd., to improve sanitation and bring a higher standard of hygiene to all across the globe, especially those in developing countries. Read full articles at www.scgchemicals.com/allaroundplastics For more info please contact: reinventedtoilet@scg.com www.scgchemicals.com/en/products-services/technology-service-solutions/reinvented-toilet-total-solution