Varawut inspects illegal factory and waste in Nakhon Pathom

Matichon•Economy•4d ago

Reader Briefing

Minister Varawut Silpa-archa inspected an illegal factory in Nakhon Pathom containing over 12,000 tons of hazardous aluminium dross.

•Minister Varawut Silpa-archa inspected AY 2021 Company Limited on August 22 in Nakhon Pathom.
•The facility was found to be an illegal factory storing approximately 12,387 tons of aluminium dross.
•The Ministry of Industry aims to remove the hazardous waste from the area by the end of this year.
•The Ministry of Industry plans to propose legal amendments based on the Polluter Pays Principle.

Overview

•On August 22, Varawut Silpa-archa and officials inspected AY 2021 Company Limited in Nakhon Pathom.
•AY 2021 Company Limited is an unauthorized factory currently in the process of legal prosecution.
•Investigators found approximately 8,258 big bags of aluminium dross weighing over 12,387 tons.
•Varawut Silpa-archa warned that rain leaking into the waste could cause hazardous vapors or fire, impacting the surrounding community.
•The Nakhon Pathom Provincial Industry Office and police have seized all items inside and outside the building.
•Varawut Silpa-archa set a goal to remove the aluminium dross from the area by the end of this year.
•Varawut Silpa-archa noted similar issues occurring in Chonburi and other provinces.
•The Ministry of Industry is pushing for legal updates to implement the Polluter Pays Principle (PPP) and require security deposits for high-risk businesses.

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Key Quotes

Varawut Silpa-archa

"The seized items here are hazardous waste; sometimes we cannot wait for appeals or Supreme Court rulings because if stored long-term and rain enters, vapors or fires could endanger nearby citizens."

ของกลางที่อยู่ตรงนี้เป็นกากอันตราย บางครั้งไม่สามารถรอว่าจะอุทธรณ์หรือฎีกา เพราะถ้าเก็บไว้นานแล้วเกิดฝนตก น้ำเข้าไปแล้วเกิดไอระเหยขึ้นมา หรือเกิดไฟไหม้ขึ้นมา ประชาชนโดยรอบก็จะได้รับอันตราย

Varawut Silpa-archa

"Do not wait for a problem to occur before closing the stable door; it must be solved before the problem happens for public safety and legal operation of officials."

อย่ารอให้เกิดปัญหาแล้วค่อยมาล้อมคอก ต้องแก้ก่อนที่ปัญหาจะเกิด เพื่อความปลอดภัยของประชาชน และให้เจ้าหน้าที่ทุกฝ่ายทำงานได้อย่างถูกต้องตามกฎหมาย

Key Entities

Person

Varawut Silpa-archa(วราวุธ ศิลปอาชา)ℹ️

Minister of Industry who inspected the illegal factory in Nakhon Pathom.

Nattapon Rangsitpon(ณัฐพล รังสิตพล)

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

Suphachok Srisukchon(ศุภโชค ศรีสุขจร)

Chairman of the Industrial Committee of the House of Representatives.

Organization

AY 2021 Company Limited(บริษัท เอวาย 2021 จำกัด)

An unauthorized factory in Nakhon Pathom storing hazardous aluminium dross.

Ministry of Industry(กระทรวงอุตสาหกรรม)ℹ️

The government ministry responsible for overseeing industrial factories and managing hazardous waste.

Nakhon Pathom Provincial Industry Office(สำนักงานอุตสาหกรรมจังหวัดนครปฐม)

The agency that entered and seized items at the illegal factory in Nakhon Pathom.

Department of Industrial Works(กรมโรงงานอุตสาหกรรม)

The department whose budget will be used to remove the industrial waste.

Place

Nakhon Pathom(นครปฐม)ℹ️

The province where the illegal factory was located.

Chonburi(ชลบุรี)ℹ️

A province where similar illegal waste storage problems have been found.

Law

Factory Act 1992(พระราชบัญญัติโรงงาน พ.ศ.2535)

The law under which AY 2021 Company Limited was prosecuted for operating without a permit.

Hazardous Substances Act 1992(พระราชบัญญัติวัตถุอันตราย พ.ศ.2535)

The law used to prosecute the unauthorized possession of aluminium dross.

Policy

Polluter Pays Principle (PPP)(ผู้ก่อมลพิษเป็นผู้จ่าย)

The principle the Ministry of Industry aims to implement in updated industrial laws.