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Siegwerk Thailand wins Prime Minister’s Award for Circular Economy
Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coat- ings for packaging applications and labels has won the Thailand Prime Minister Industry Award in the Circular Economy category. The prize was pre- sented by the Prime Minister on 13th December 2021.
The Industry Awards are presented every year but the Circular Economy category is a new category which focuses on cost-effective use of re- sources, taking into account the use of sustainable materials as much as pos- sible, aiming to reduce pollution and environmental impacts sustainably by developing a stable economy along with preserving the environment and natural resources of the country.
Siegwerk Thailand had to undergo a rigorous three stage vetting process
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The Thai Prime Minister has presented Siegwerk with the “Industry Award” in the circular economy category.
He thus honored the company’s successful work and commitment in this area.
including a site audit in order to qualify for the award. In the application, Siegwerk Thailand highlighted innovations to facilitate recyclability in packaging,
awareness-raising for paperization solutions, deinking/delamination technologies, collaboration with value chain partners for circularity solution and commitment to product safety among other achievements.
“This award builds the pride of the company and all employees as part of its success, and drives our company to continue to develop. We will also be an agent to raise awareness for partners as well as society, to focus on the circular economy in a sustain- able way,” said Tussanee Leevong- wat, Entity Manager, Thailand and Head of Human Resource for Sieg- werk South East Asia. The award serves as affirmation that Siegwerk is on the right track in its ambitions to become a leading enabler for circular packaging solutions.
(Source:Siegwerk)
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