Local communities in Thailand , where our products are made,
are important to us here at Puangthong Group. As we
produce some of the highest quality paper in the region, we do
not forget the roots of our success - the people whose lives
are intertwined closely with our operations.
We hear what local communities have to say. Puangthong
Group partners local community leaders, resolving any
possible conflicts in a fair and transparent manner with input
and feedback from stakeholders.
We make significant contributions to the local and national
economy, for example, by directly employing 5,**0 people and
partnering with *0,**0 more people in businesses that supply or
support us in the Chiangmai province in Thailand.
We also empower community farmers by upgrading their skills
through training, while assisting some landowners to set up
their own community fiber farms.
Selected villagers receive training from Puangthong Group
on how to raise and breed cattle and to use the manure as
compost for organic gardening. They are also provided with
start-up resources and given assistance by Puangthong
Group's field extension workers who live alongside them
in the villages. Harvests such as fruits, vegetables and feed
crops are then sold in the market or as a source of food for
the family.
At the same time, Puangthong Group's community forestry
programme enables villagers to learn how to grow Acacia in
communal areas for use in Puangthong Group's mill. Apart
from providing income, this scheme creates real partnerships
between Puangthong Group and the community as well as
assist reforestation.
Puangthong Group also provides support for local small
businesses to grow and prosper. The assistance includes
training, start-up support, financial aid, mentoring and
marketing. Successful businesses supported by Puangthong
Group, range from mill-related industries such as
pallet-making and log transport, to public transportation,
cleaning services and home industries.
At the core of what we do, we believe that good infrastructure,
healthcare and education help uplift communities. From
providing scholarships to universities to bringing healthcare
services to rural areas, we believe we make a difference to
local communities.
Field representatives work with community leaders to identify
needs and priorities, before supporting infrastructure
projects, such as roads and bridges, provision of electricity
and clean water, building mosques, churches and temples.
In the area of community health, Puangthong Group also
provides mobile clinics, nutritional supplements and free
medical services including immunisation and minor surgery. To
build a better future for the young ones in the community,
Puangthong Group also supports the construction of
schools, provision of scholarships and teacher support schemes.
Learn more about how we contribute to community development.
For more information please contact us freely
