Bangkok Free Trade Zone

Bangkok Free Trade Zone (BFTZ) is an industrial park located near Bangkok, Thailand. It covers about {{convert|400|acres|ha}} and is managed by Prospect Development Company.{{Cite web|url=http://www.prospectd.com/ |title=Bangkok Free Trade Zone |accessdate=17 September 2015 |website=Prospect Development |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102054445/http://www.prospectd.com/ |archivedate=2 January 2016 }}

In 2013, Ticon Logistics Park agreed to purchase {{convert|71|acres|ha}} acres in the BFTZ where it planned to build {{convert|150,000|sqm|sqft}} of warehouses. The company chose the area because it "is close to Bangkok and situated in the vicinity of major roads with transportation linkages that facilitate efficient logistics management between Bangkok and other provinces in all regions."{{Cite web|title = TPARK buys 180-rai plot for expansion in free-trade zone - The Nation|url = http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/TPARK-buys-180-rai-plot-for-expansion-in-free-trad-30211509.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150928064842/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/TPARK-buys-180-rai-plot-for-expansion-in-free-trad-30211509.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = September 28, 2015|accessdate = 2015-09-17|first = Nation Multimedia Group Public Company Limited, Nationmultimedia.com|last = Thailand}}

As of 2008, the Thai motorcycle manufacturer Toyotron produced its Hunter electric motorcycles in the BFTZ.{{Cite web|title = The Toyotron Hunter Electric Motorcycle|url = http://www.gizmag.com/the-toyotron-hunter-electric-motorcycle/9731/|website = www.gizmag.com|accessdate = 2015-09-17}}

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Category:Industrial parks in Thailand