ส.อ.ท. ร่วมประชุม กพอ. เดินหน้าขับเคลื่อนอีอีซีFTI Participates in EEC Policy Committee Meeting

On August 28, 2025, Mr. Songwan Saengwongkit, Chairman of the Eastern Chapter of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), represented the Chairman of FTI at the 4th/2025 meeting of the Eastern Special Development Zone Policy Committee (ESDZPC) held at the Minister's Office Meeting Room, 150th Anniversary Building, Ministry of Finance. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Pichai Chunhawan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, with Mr. Chula Sukmanop, Secretary of the Eastern Special Development Zone Policy Committee (ESDZPC), serving as the meeting secretary at the Minister's Office Meeting Room, 150th Anniversary Building, Ministry of Finance.

The ESDZPC meeting considered and made critical resolutions as follows:
1. Approved the addition of 5 special economic promotion zones:
1) Special Economic Zone for Food Processing Industry (Bang Pakong) for the Sustainable Thai Coffee Industry by Kaosong Group Co., Ltd.
2) Special Economic Zone for Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate by the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT).
3) Special Economic Zone for Mukda Chai Muang Yang Industrial Estate in Rayong Province by Tribeca Co., Ltd.
4) Special Economic Zone for LifeSphere Comprehensive Specialty Medical and Health Center (Pattaya) by VC Treat Co., Ltd.
5) Special Economic Zone for the Second Map Ta Phut LNG Station by PTT LNG Co., Ltd.

2. Approved changes and expansion of 2 special economic promotion zones:
1) Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate 4 renamed to WHA Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate 4 and requested to expand the area from 1,900 rai to 2,782 rai.
2) Hemaraj Rayong 36 renamed to WHA Rayong 36 and requested to expand the area from 1,281 rai to 1,759 rai.

3. Adjusted the development model for the Map Ta Phut Industrial Port Phase 3 (Phase 2)
by changing from private investment under the Public-Private Partnership Act of 2017 to utilizing Section 6 of the Industrial Estate Authority Act of 1979. The IEAT will lease 350 rai of land for clean energy industrial port businesses and oil reserve storage.

4. Acknowledged the study on the expansion of the EEC to include Prachinburi Province.
Based on the recommendations of the Joint Private Sector Committee of three institutions (JSCC), the ESDZPC is currently studying the feasibility, potential, land utilization opportunities, as well as economic, social, and environmental impacts, anticipated to be completed by September 2025 before proposing it to the ESDZPC and the Cabinet for further consideration.