Herbal toothpaste maker seeks global audience for concoctions using secrets of the jungle. By Nanchanok Wongsamuth It all started in 2010 when Ekkhapop Suwanakij’s father found an herbal encyclopaedia in Pali language that was given to him,consisting of information on herbs and medicine during Lord Buddha’s era. His father, Mr Pichet, then conducted further scientific
SMART THINKING
Amanmade material similar to bone was recently announced the winner of Samart Innovation Awards 2012. A team of engineering students from King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), took top honours for their use of shape-memory alloy to make medical devices. The students found that the shape-memory alloy has qualities more similar to bone than
‘Pride of Provinces’
The second phase of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s “Pride of the Provinces” project has been kicked off to educate provincial companies about capital-market financing. Companies eligible are those established for more than two years, with registered capital and shareholders’ equities of no less than Bt20 million, or having either profit or retained earnings in
PTTGC focuses on technology
The SET-listed PTT Global Chemical Plc (PTTGC), Thailand’s largest petrochemical producer, plans a major upgrade to its chemical business through developing its own technology. Chief executive Anon Sirisaengtaksin said the company plans to develop technology through its own research and development and joint ventures with strategic partners. PTTGC, which is 49% owned by the energy
TRANSFORMING WASTE INTO WEALTH SCB, NSTDA, Kasetsart extend promotion of ‘upcycling’ trend
As eco-trends catch on around the world, turning industrial waste or discarded materials into “upcycled” products has become a new industry among Thai small and medium-sized enterprises. After combining to initiate the “Waste to Wealth” project between 2008-2011, three organisations – Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) and the
