Ming Dih runs Thai EPS plant amid Bangkok demonstrations

15 March 2010 06:30  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (ICIS News)--Taiwan-based Ming Dih Group has kept its expandable polystyrene (EPS) plant in Bangkok running in spite of escalating political tensions in Thailand's capital, said a company source on Monday.

The company operates a 30,000 tonne/year EPS plant in Bangkok.

“Our plant continues to run while we are keeping a close watch on the demonstration there,” said the source.

The company also operates a 166,000 tonne/year EPS unit in Taiwan and another 100,000 tonne/year plant in southern China.

Other Taiwanese EPS manufacturers included the Loyal Group and Taita Chemicals.

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