Samut Prakan chemical factory ordered to close, 1,000 tons of styrene monomer being removed

[snoop1130]

 

The Ming Dih Chemical factory, in Thailand’s Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan, which caught fire after a huge explosion on Monday, has been ordered to close down, with reopening banned at the same location, while 1,000 tons of toxic styrene monomer are being removed from the site, according to Industry Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit.

 

As the factory’s location is close to residential communities, it can only reopen in an industrial zone after passing safety tests, the minister said, adding that the removal of toxic chemicals should be complete in a few days.

 

The Department of Industrial Works has been assigned to inspect and report on the amount of chemicals stored at and conduct risk and safety assessments on about 446 chemical factories across the country, and to relocate them away from residential communities.

 

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[anterian]

I'm surprised there is anything left to close down.

 

[misterjames]

28 minutes ago, anterian said:

I'm surprised there is anything left to close down.

 

That's what I was thinking talk about closing the barn door after the horse has bolted.

[impulse]

3 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Department of Industrial Works has been assigned to inspect and report on the amount of chemicals stored at and conduct risk and safety assessments on about 446 chemical factories across the country, and to relocate them away from residential communities.

That's gonna hurt, especially those factories that existed long before housing built up around them.  I think the factory in the OP is an example.  Look at Google Earth history, and it was all alone for years.  Then developers came in and built houses around it.

They're going to have to rebuild anyway, so rebuilding in a new location will probably be covered by insurance money.  Hundreds of other perfectly functional factories are going to have to move.   Not a bad idea, but painful economically.

[trainman34014]

Usual Thai way; wait for disaster and then react, never proactive !

[markeewan]

It is hard to believe that it is 1000 tons of styrene monomer still on site.

 

If a standard road tanker carries 40,000 litres (40 tonnes) then that would equate to having the equivalent of 40 road tankers on site. Doesn't pass the pub test and doesn't match what the Minister reported.

 

SAMUT PRAKAN, July 5 (TNA) – Explosions at a plastic and foam bead factory in Samut Prakan province had no impacts on nearby Suvarnabhumi airport yet, according to Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob.

 

The minister said that there were five tanks each containing 10,000 liters of chemicals at Ming Dih Chemical Co on King Kaew Road. Two tanks exploded, he said.

[hotchilli]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Department of Industrial Works has been assigned to inspect and report on the amount of chemicals stored at and conduct risk and safety assessments on about 446 chemical factories across the country, and to relocate them away from residential communities.

Eastern economic seaboard seems to be the ideal location... not next to peoples homes.

[Almer]

11 hours ago, impulse said:

That's gonna hurt, especially those factories that existed long before housing built up around them.  I think the factory in the OP is an example.  Look at Google Earth history, and it was all alone for years.  Then developers came in and built houses around it.

They're going to have to rebuild anyway, so rebuilding in a new location will probably be covered by insurance money.  Hundreds of other perfectly functional factories are going to have to move.   Not a bad idea, but painful economically.

I can see a lot of unexplained fires coming

[spidermike007]

Not closing alot of these factories has likely increased the Covid clusters dramatically. Especially the pineapple factories, for some reason. 

 

But since many of the owners are amongst the super rich, they are above the rest of us and the same rules do not apply, nor are they subjected to reasonable preventative measures. 

 

This has been one of my chief complaints during this whole. Covid affair. Different rules for different folks. The rich and then the rest of us commoners. 

[Tubulat]

It's a bit to late, isn't?

Will they learn for the next time? () Yes

                                                        (x) NO

[markeewan]

3 hours ago, markeewan said:

It is hard to believe that it is 1000 tons of styrene monomer still on site.

 

If a standard road tanker carries 40,000 litres (40 tonnes) then that would equate to having the equivalent of 40 road tankers on site. Doesn't pass the pub test and doesn't match what the Minister reported.

 

SAMUT PRAKAN, July 5 (TNA) – Explosions at a plastic and foam bead factory in Samut Prakan province had no impacts on nearby Suvarnabhumi airport yet, according to Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob.

 

The minister said that there were five tanks each containing 10,000 liters of chemicals at Ming Dih Chemical Co on King Kaew Road. Two tanks exploded, he said.

I think that should be 25 tankers not 40. 

 

[tifino]

... can only close down what didn't go up 

[tifino]

 luckily styrene monomer is something created that does Not create phosgene gas when burnt...    i.e. S.M. is used 'because' of that... 

[spidermike007]

1 hour ago, Tubulat said:

It's a bit to late, isn't?

Will they learn for the next time? () Yes

                                                        (x) NO

No. These nimwits seem incapable of learning, progressing, improving, admitting mistakes, following science, ever doing the right thing, or moving forward.

 

This is why we call them the retrograde brigade. 

[natway09]

And the factories Act allowed them to store how much ?

[PETERTHEEATER]

20 hours ago, anterian said:

I'm surprised there is anything left to close down.

 

I'm  surprised that it had re-opened so soon that it had to be ordered to close. 

 

There are many factories using hazardous chemicals located too close to residential areas but I bet the good Minister is not issuing closure orders to those.

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

6 hours ago, Almer said:

I can see a lot of unexplained fires coming

Financial combustion

[walt1]

Zoning laws we don't need no stinking zoning laws.