Archive for August, 2010

Round Table Discussion on LCI of Hard Disk Drive Industry

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Report by LCM Center Press:

August 10th 2010 at Amari Atrium Hotel Bangkok; The Energy Research and Development Institute, Chiang Mai University and Faculty of Engineering, Thammasart University organized a seminar called “Life Cycle inventory Development of Hard Disk Drive and Electronic Equipments in Thailand”

This projects have been supported and sponsored by Electric and Electronics Institute of Thailand.

Dr. Sate Sampattagul, the project leader had shown the important of the HDD and EE industries to prepare and push themselves to be more ecology. As there are such huge driving forces from EU who are really focusing on the environmental conscious product for their green market.
Therefore, LCI development is very necessary for our country in this initial stage to be prepare and be ready for non-tariff barrier policies or directives such as WEEE, RoHS, CFP, Water Footprint and Conflict of Minerals.

In the seminar, there were key-note speakers such as Dr. Akajate Apikajornsin, Dr. Prin Boonkanit, Dr. Natanee Vorayos, Dr. Hanphol Phuengrasmee, Mr. Chareuk Hengrasmee (Director of EEI), Dr. Kattiya Kraikan and Mr. Pricha Leelanukrom (MD of Western Digital).

If you are interested in be involved in this project,
please contact Ms. Chananan Pinkhaw
LCM Center
ERDI, Chiang Mai university
Email: chananan.lcm.cmu@gmail.com
or call 053-942086
Mobile: 08-5253-9499