Nestle Uses Sandbags as Thai Floods Threaten 322 Factories
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Shifting sandbags in front of Nestle SA’s ice cream plant in a Bangkok industrial park, Ittikarn Puangpradit says he’s confident factories in the area can withstand floods that have swamped hundreds of other plants.
Ankle-deep waters lapped at the curb in front of Nestle’s operations in Bang Chan industrial estate, one of two in the vicinity where a combined 322 factories are under threat from rising waters. Three-meter (9.8-feet) high black plastic sheets draped the factory’s perimeter, reinforced with sandbags and water pumps, as machines continued churning out desserts inside.