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BGC in talks to buy Vietnam solar farms
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 09/07/2020
» BG Container Glass (BGC), Thailand's largest glass container packaging manufacturer by capacity, is negotiating with investors in Vietnam to buy solar farms worth over 1 billion baht as it seeks new business opportunities in renewable energy.
New plant to address droughts
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 19/05/2020
» In response to the ongoing and future droughts plaguing the industrial sector, the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) is planning to invest in a water desalination plant in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
Sugar mills sound alarm over drought
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 13/05/2020
» Thailand's sugar mills are warning that another drought could significantly cut into output for the 2020-21 crop year.
State agencies plan for rural recovery
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 23/04/2020
» The government has ordered all state agencies and related bureaus to map out their own economic recovery plans to boost local economies - deemed the main avenue to repair the devastated economy from the bottom up.
Dry factories sound the alarm in EEC
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 05/03/2020
» The government is warning that water reserves for the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) are only sufficient until June unless the state finds additional sources to avoid a shortage.
IEAT, ACIP to develop Chon Buri estate to serve EEC
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 27/02/2020
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has teamed up with Asia Clean Industrial Park Co (ACIP) to develop a new industrial estate in Chon Buri to serve novel investment projects in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
IPPs being brought on board for CPGC
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 05/02/2020
» Thai-Chinese joint venture CG Corporation is in talks with independent power producers (IPPs) to form a business partnership for a power generation system in the CPGC industrial estate.
WHA chops five-year budget
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 30/01/2020
» WHA Corporation Plc has decreased its five-year investment budget for 2020-24 to 52 billion baht, blaming a host of risks such as the US-China trade war and bearish global economy.
New factory growth seen rebounding
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 08/01/2020
» The Industrial Works Department expects the number of newly registered factories to rise 10% to 4,817 and investment value to climb 3.4% to 500 billion baht in 2020, driven by the government's investment incentives and megaprojects in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
52 factories expected to join eco-friendly efforts
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 03/01/2020
» The Industrial Works Department is teaming up with 52 factories in central and southern regions to promote eco-friendly concepts that reduce CO2 emissions and save on energy consumption in the country's industrial sector.