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Lightweight concrete maker confident of strong growth
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 13/12/2012
» The SET-listed Quality Construction Products Plc (Q-CON), the country's top lightweight concrete producer, expects 20% growth in sales volume next year, helped by new products and increased sales upcountry.
Rangsit: Healthy growth in 2013 but dangers lie in wait
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 27/12/2012
» The Thai economy will grow between 5.5% and 6.6% next year on the back of a recovering global recovery, strong exports and healthy domestic demand led by infrastructure spending, predicts Rangsit University.
Renovate, don't build
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 15/10/2012
» Energy-efficient buildings are not exclusive to new developments. Old office buildings can be renovated to become green buildings as long as the owners are genuinely committed to it.
A new strain of hope
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 24/10/2012
» 'Working in paddy fields is backward and confines us to a life of poverty." This is a common sentiment among rice growers as younger generations sell off their land and leave for the cities. More often than not, they end up even more destitute. But things need not continue this way.
Sino-Thai fixes gaze abroad, sees new highs
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 31/10/2012
» Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction Plc (STEC), the second-largest contractor by market value, aims to grow 15-20% a year the next three years as it has begun to look for overseas construction works.
Cement consumption exceeds goal
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 15/11/2012
» SARABURI : Cement consumption this year is on track to surpass the target of 8-10% thanks to continued government investment in mass transit projects, says the Thai Cement Manufacturers Association (TCMA).
Seminar: Environmentally conscious travellers a growing trend
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 19/11/2012
» The tourism sector must halt its seeming "race to the bottom" and try to retain those tourists willing to spend money but not at the expense of society or the environment, say experts.
Dow Chemical reaches out to communities in Rayong
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 28/11/2012
» RAYONG : The Thai unit of the US-based Dow Chemical Co is streamlining its corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities to address the real needs of communities rather than focusing on project numbers.
Myanmar cement firms prepare for building boom
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 06/12/2012
» TAUNGGYI, SHAN STATE : Just as cement businesses solidified in Thailand over the course of two decades, the same industry is expected to gel in Myanmar.
SCG banking on Asean building boom
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 08/12/2012
» Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand's top industrial conglomerate, expects the proportion of its cement and building-materials business to overtake that of its chemicals in the next five years as Asean countries continue to spend heavily on infrastructure.