The Minister of Industry has signed an announcement prohibiting the establishment and expansion of factories that use mercury and prohibiting the use of mercury in the manufacturing process. This announcement will take effect from September 1, 2025.
Today (10 August 2025), Mr. Ekanat Promphan, Minister of Industry, revealed that he has signed the Ministry of Industry's announcement on the prohibition of the establishment or expansion of factories that use "mercury" or "mercury compounds" in the manufacturing process and the prohibition of the use of mercury or mercury compounds in the manufacturing process in 2025, as approved in principle by the Cabinet on 24 December 2024. The goal is to control and stop the use and release of mercury from the point of origin in accordance with the obligations of the Minamata Convention, which focuses on control, reduction, and elimination. แทงบอล