PATTAYA, Thailand, 12 November 2026: What one business pays to throw away, another may be willing to buy.
That idea is at the heart of the EEC Business Forum 2026, which the Netherlands-Thai Chamber of Commerce (NTCC) will hold at the InterContinental Pattaya Resort on Thursday, 19 November.
The Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand (JFCCT) is a partner in the forum, which will bring together business owners, investors and entrepreneurs working in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor. Under the theme Waste to Value, speakers will examine how companies can find buyers for by-products, develop products from discarded materials and work with suppliers to cut waste.
The question is particularly relevant to Pattaya’s hospitality industry. A hotel looking for a productive use for its kitchen waste and a manufacturer seeking a reliable source of raw material may have good reason to talk. The forum gives businesses from different sectors the opportunity to make those connections.
Registration opens at 1500 on Thursday 19 November, with opening remarks at 1530 and presentations from 16:00 to 1800. A networking reception follows at Latitude by the Beach until 2000. Tickets are THB 1,600 for NTCC and participating chamber members, and THB2,600 for non-members.
On Friday from 1400 to 1500, Thai Eastern Group Holdings will host a visit exploring how it puts waste and by-products to use. The company also runs community forestry and integrated farming projects. The visit is free of charge but has limited places. Delegates may also register for the visit alone.
For more details, check: Programme and registration
About the author
Andrew J Wood is a Bangkok-based travel writer and former hotel general manager who has lived in Thailand since 1991. His career includes leadership roles at the Royal Cliff in Pattaya and the Chaophya Park Hotel in Bangkok. He chairs the JFCCT Tourism Committee and is a past president of Skål International Asia, Thailand and Bangkok
