Belgian Ambassador Marc Michielsen recently presided at the opening of Solvay's largest sodium bicarbonate plant in Southeast Asia at Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate, Rayong province. From left, Siriporn Wutthilaohaphan, Thailand country general manager of Solvay Group; Panitan Jindapoo, deputy permanent secretary of the Ministry of Industry; Chavarat Charnvirakul; Ambassador Michielsen; Vincent De Cuyper, member of the executive committee of Solvay Group; Dr Boonchai Somboonsook, secretary-general of Food and Drug Administration Thailand; Christophe Clemente, president, Soda Ash & Derivatives GBU of Solvay Group; and Martin Laudenbach, Asia Pacific president of Solvay Group.