ProPak Asia, the major processing and packaging event for the continent, has been postponed in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. However, ProPak have engaged the working collaboration of Informamarkets to organize webinar session to coincide with the ProPak schedule.

On 16 June, NANOTEC was invited to participate in a panel discussion session under the topic of “Directions for the use of plastic in packaging”. Panelists included Dr. Wannee Chinsirikul, Executive Director NANOTEC, Mr. Veera Kwanloetchit, President of Plastic Institute of Thailand, Dr. Waluree Thongkam, Senior Technical Officer, NANOTEC with Dr. Sanchai Kuboon, Researcher NANOTEC acting as moderator. The panel discussion covered topics such as Bio Circular and Green Economy (BCG), trends and status of plastic use in Thailand, standards and safety, and use of nanotechnology in packaging. Over 300 online registration viewed this panel discussion session.