Vinythai - the joint venture between Solvay and CharoenPokphand In Thailand
The first experiment with cultivating and regenerating coral fragments by means of a method respecting its natural growth process is meeting success. Damaged fragments of coral are placed in tubes made from PVC piping to form a framework.
Divers then lay these on the seabed, which is the coral’s natural environment, and the plastic has been found perfectly suitable for the marine environment.
The local Thai population, including the children, can themselves make the plastic frameworks.
Support from Vinythai relates to cultivation of the coral, and also to research activities. A youth camp meanwhile offers the young people practical experience of marine sciences.
