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BIZARRE: Ptt diversifies to non woven fabric - You Need To See This

From left: IRPC chief executive Kris Imsang, Mr Auttapol, Innobic (Asia) chairman Buranin Rattanasombat and Chawalit Tippawanich, former president and chief executive of IRPC, at the opening ceremony of the new factory.

National oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc has started commercial production of non-woven fabric, a key raw material to make single-use medical equipment, another step in its diversification into the medical industry.

The factory, located near an oil refinery and petrochemical complex in Rayong operated by IRPC, a petrochemical arm of PTT, is expected to support government efforts to make Thailand a regional medical hub.

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