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BANGKOK, THAILAND
MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITIONALS

Facts and Figures

The company started its business operation in Thailand under the supervision of its parent company Bristol-Myers Squibb Thailand in 1972. On November 9th 2001, the company opened its new milk-powder plant in Thailand under the name of Mead Johnson (Thailand) Limited. It is located on a 7.7 Rai (12,320 square meters) plot of land in Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate, Chonburi.
Operations include marketing, sales, distribution, finance, and manufacturing high quality infants and children milk-powder products for both domestic and international markets. The core products from MJT facility are Alacta-NF Calcibank and Enfagrow.

Economic Development

Contribution to local economy from wages and benefits is approximately $10 million.
Contribution to tax base is $500,000 annually.

Community and Social Progress

The facility made donations of products, money, medicines, household consumables, clothes, and stationary to the poor and elderly in Khon Khen province in December 2003.
The facility continues carrying out their PLC (Pollution Prevention through Product Life Cycle analysis program), especially the package reformation initiatives, which yields substantial achievements in minimization of consumption of cardboard.
The facility achieved GMP certification from the Ministry of Public Health and Thai Industrial Standard Institute in February 2002 and October 2002, respectively. Halal certification occurred in April 2002.
Donations of returned aluminum tops is made to the "King's Mother Project." The aluminum is then used in the manufacturing of prosthetics for children.
Donations of Mead Johnson products are made to local orphanages.
A comprehensive contractor control program has been developed, combining GMP and EHS procedures for all routine and non-routine contractors. All contractors must understand the procedure prior to beginning work.
The facility recently upgraded the Material Safety Data Sheet database. This new database includes a library, information on legislative changes impacting the facility's operations, and risk assessment capabilities, all of which will reduce the need and cost for outside consultants.
A monthly safety patrol of the plant is performed by the EHS committee. The purpose is to audit the EHS practices in all areas and assign concerned parties to correct and improve any non-compliance finding.

Support to local emergency response organizations

Each employee participates in annual fire extinguisher training with the assistance of the Bangkok Fire Brigade. This "hands-on" training provides an opportunity for each employee to practice effective fire extinguisher procedures.

Environmental Peformance

An additional raw water treatment water recycling facility was completed in November 2002, allowing the facility to reuse the filter back wash water for plant watering.

Major EHS impacts at the site, or actions taken to reduce such impacts

An additional water softening system was completed in December 2002 to improve the incoming water quality and to meet future compliance. The supply pipe of the existing reverse osmosis and continuous de-ionization system was extended to the laboratory to ensure that there would be no stagnant water in RO water system and ensure that the laboratory would get the best quality water.
A new environmental system controlling approximately 50 air conditioning units across the site has been completed. The innovative system controls both office and production areas which, in turn, creates energy savings. The system is maintained by the MJT energy saving committee.
The facility achieved TIS/OSHA 18001 and ISO 14001certification, a voluntary international specification for occupational health, safety, and environmental management systems.

Facility Contact Information

+66-3871-7193

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