Company News
Hemaraj Volunteers for A Better Environmental Watch System
30/09/2009
Bangkok – 30 September, 2009 – Hemaraj Land And Development Public Company Limited, Thailand's leading developer of industrial estates, has joined force with Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (I-EA-T) to open Environmental Monitoring & Control Center (ESIE), also called E:mc^2, at Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate (Rayong).
Being the country’s first environmental real time monitoring unit at private sector’s industrial estate, the center concentrates on real-time processing of environmental reports, with highly reliable and accountable methodology and transparency policy. The collaboration is a major step forward in the environmental protection in pursuit of Thailand’s sustainable industrial development and the quality of life of nearby communities.
“I-EA-T values the continuous development of the industrial sector that needs to be in harmony with the environmental sustainability. This environmental monitoring center at Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate (Rayong) is the first of its kind for industrial estates run by a private developer,” said I-EA-T governor Monta Pranootnorapal. “The reason why we are very enthusiastic about working with Hemaraj on this project is because the company has more than 20 years of experience and expertise in developing and managing industrial estates, and most importantly it has consistently adopted a firm policy on environmental management. With this, Hemaraj has demonstrated great potential as a key driver of the new environmental standards, which for all the others to follow.”
Hemaraj’s Executive Vice President Vivat Jiratikarnsakul said, “Apart from providing the best possible and sufficient infrastructure and facilities to meet industrial requirements, industrial estates need to adopt environmental and safety management systems up to international standards. This has always been set as an integral part of our policies and plans.”
He continued, “Opening E:mc^2 as advanced environmental monitoring service at Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate (Rayong), which has grown to become the country’s first-class automotive industry cluster, signifies a good progress in the collaboration between the government and private sectors in maximizing the environmental management efficiency within industrial zones, particularly in parts of wastewater treatment. Furthermore, the center provides nearby communities and stakeholders with practical tools and opportunities to take part in the monitoring and follow-up process. This could help eliminate possible inaccuracy and conflict of information collected by the industry sector and the public side, enabling a stronger industry-community network for sustainable development.”
There are four features that define and characterize the E:mc^2:
1) Water Quality Measuring System (WQMS) processes real-time measurement of the acidity-alkalinity (pH) as well as its BOD and TDS levels of waste water within the estate’s wastewater treatment plant before piping the output across the internal pipeline for reuse, or sending out to public water ways. In case the results fail to reach the required standards, the system immediately sends SMS notification to whom it concerns so that the problems can be solved on a timely basis. All results are systematically archived for fast and convenient information retrieval.
2) Report on other environmental indicators These include air emission records such as SOx, NOx and TSP as well as noise level and surface water quality in areas connected with the estate’s effluent point.
3) Listing of factories that need to fulfill requirements on issues concerning air quality (from factory chimneys), wastewater treatment, EIA compliance, risk analysis, and inspection of stream plants and boilers, for instance. The listing keeps I-EA-T informed regularly and enables the organization to follow up the issues more efficiently.
4) Environmental complaints and feedbacks can be communicated directly to the estate developer through the phone number 038-954-543 or registration at www.hemaraj.com/envi. The center’s staff will forward the message to whom it concerns, and keep the sender updated with detailed status and progress of the issue (in the process or completed). For any case outside the responsibilities of Hemaraj and I-EA-T, the staff will act as medium of communication for all parties involved in order to accelerate the problem solving process.
The center is set up on the budget of five million Baht, most of which are used for the development of its advanced information management system and communication facilities among the government supervisory office, the estate developer as well as factories and entrepreneurs – for more efficient environmental monitoring and control.
“Over the past 20 years, Hemaraj has consistently been committed to developing and managing world-class industrial estates. The company now operates six industrial estates on a total of 31,300 rai, or 13,000 acres attracting a total customers investment of USD $18 billion, which generates more than 50,000 jobs.. At Hemaraj environmental protection and social responsibility are always counted as our priorities,” said Vivat.
Prior to launching the center, Hemaraj worked closely with Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on further research and development of “Vertical Flow Constructed WetLand” for wastewater treatment in its industrial estates. The new system has been found more efficient than traditional energy-based system in terms of shock load capacity, environmental friendliness and energy saving.
In addition, the company has initiated, and given generous support to, many social contribution projects such as medical mobile units for people in remote areas, professional skills development, educational and sports development, and scholarship grants to underprivileged school students within the Eastern Seaboard provinces.
About Hemaraj
Hemaraj Land And Development Public Company Limited was established in 1988. The company currently operates six industrial estates: Hemaraj Chonburi Industrial Estate, Hemaraj Eastern Industrial Estate at Map Ta Phut (Rayong), Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate (Rayong), Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate, S I L Industrial Land (Saraburi), and Rayong Industrial Land. Its operations cover a total of 31,300 rai, or 13,000 acres, attracting a total customers investment of USD $18 billion, which generates more than 50,000 jobs.
Being the country’s first environmental real time monitoring unit at private sector’s industrial estate, the center concentrates on real-time processing of environmental reports, with highly reliable and accountable methodology and transparency policy. The collaboration is a major step forward in the environmental protection in pursuit of Thailand’s sustainable industrial development and the quality of life of nearby communities.
“I-EA-T values the continuous development of the industrial sector that needs to be in harmony with the environmental sustainability. This environmental monitoring center at Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate (Rayong) is the first of its kind for industrial estates run by a private developer,” said I-EA-T governor Monta Pranootnorapal. “The reason why we are very enthusiastic about working with Hemaraj on this project is because the company has more than 20 years of experience and expertise in developing and managing industrial estates, and most importantly it has consistently adopted a firm policy on environmental management. With this, Hemaraj has demonstrated great potential as a key driver of the new environmental standards, which for all the others to follow.”
Hemaraj’s Executive Vice President Vivat Jiratikarnsakul said, “Apart from providing the best possible and sufficient infrastructure and facilities to meet industrial requirements, industrial estates need to adopt environmental and safety management systems up to international standards. This has always been set as an integral part of our policies and plans.”
He continued, “Opening E:mc^2 as advanced environmental monitoring service at Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate (Rayong), which has grown to become the country’s first-class automotive industry cluster, signifies a good progress in the collaboration between the government and private sectors in maximizing the environmental management efficiency within industrial zones, particularly in parts of wastewater treatment. Furthermore, the center provides nearby communities and stakeholders with practical tools and opportunities to take part in the monitoring and follow-up process. This could help eliminate possible inaccuracy and conflict of information collected by the industry sector and the public side, enabling a stronger industry-community network for sustainable development.”
There are four features that define and characterize the E:mc^2:
1) Water Quality Measuring System (WQMS) processes real-time measurement of the acidity-alkalinity (pH) as well as its BOD and TDS levels of waste water within the estate’s wastewater treatment plant before piping the output across the internal pipeline for reuse, or sending out to public water ways. In case the results fail to reach the required standards, the system immediately sends SMS notification to whom it concerns so that the problems can be solved on a timely basis. All results are systematically archived for fast and convenient information retrieval.
2) Report on other environmental indicators These include air emission records such as SOx, NOx and TSP as well as noise level and surface water quality in areas connected with the estate’s effluent point.
3) Listing of factories that need to fulfill requirements on issues concerning air quality (from factory chimneys), wastewater treatment, EIA compliance, risk analysis, and inspection of stream plants and boilers, for instance. The listing keeps I-EA-T informed regularly and enables the organization to follow up the issues more efficiently.
4) Environmental complaints and feedbacks can be communicated directly to the estate developer through the phone number 038-954-543 or registration at www.hemaraj.com/envi. The center’s staff will forward the message to whom it concerns, and keep the sender updated with detailed status and progress of the issue (in the process or completed). For any case outside the responsibilities of Hemaraj and I-EA-T, the staff will act as medium of communication for all parties involved in order to accelerate the problem solving process.
The center is set up on the budget of five million Baht, most of which are used for the development of its advanced information management system and communication facilities among the government supervisory office, the estate developer as well as factories and entrepreneurs – for more efficient environmental monitoring and control.
“Over the past 20 years, Hemaraj has consistently been committed to developing and managing world-class industrial estates. The company now operates six industrial estates on a total of 31,300 rai, or 13,000 acres attracting a total customers investment of USD $18 billion, which generates more than 50,000 jobs.. At Hemaraj environmental protection and social responsibility are always counted as our priorities,” said Vivat.
Prior to launching the center, Hemaraj worked closely with Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on further research and development of “Vertical Flow Constructed WetLand” for wastewater treatment in its industrial estates. The new system has been found more efficient than traditional energy-based system in terms of shock load capacity, environmental friendliness and energy saving.
In addition, the company has initiated, and given generous support to, many social contribution projects such as medical mobile units for people in remote areas, professional skills development, educational and sports development, and scholarship grants to underprivileged school students within the Eastern Seaboard provinces.
About Hemaraj
Hemaraj Land And Development Public Company Limited was established in 1988. The company currently operates six industrial estates: Hemaraj Chonburi Industrial Estate, Hemaraj Eastern Industrial Estate at Map Ta Phut (Rayong), Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate (Rayong), Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate, S I L Industrial Land (Saraburi), and Rayong Industrial Land. Its operations cover a total of 31,300 rai, or 13,000 acres, attracting a total customers investment of USD $18 billion, which generates more than 50,000 jobs.