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TOA profit surges 36.7% in Q2/2025
Published on 19/08/2025
» Bangkok, August 19, 2025 — TOA Paint (Thailand) Public Company Limited (TOA), Thailand’s leading producer of architectural paint, construction chemicals, and eco-friendly building materials, announced a net profit of 652 million baht for Q2/2025, up 36.7% year-on-year. Total revenue stood at 5.423 billion baht, driven largely by continued growth in international sales, which helped reinforce the company’s overall business strength.
'Skibidi' and 'tradwife': social media words added to Cambridge dictionary
AFP, Published on 18/08/2025
» LONDON - Words popularised by Gen Z and Gen Alpha including "skibidi", "delulu", and "tradwife" are among 6,000 new entries to the online edition of the Cambridge Dictionary over the last year, its publisher said Monday.
World plastic pollution treaty talks collapse with no deal
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» GENEVA — Talks aimed at striking a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution fell apart Friday without agreement, as countries failed to find consensus on how the world should tackle the ever-growing scourge.
Last chance for global plastic pollution treaty
AFP, Published on 14/08/2025
» GENEVA - Negotiators trying to secure a global agreement on tackling the scourge of plastic pollution had just hours left to salvage a deal on Thursday after the talks plunged into disarray.
Scientists find surprising sex reversal in Australian birds
AFP, Published on 14/08/2025
» SYDNEY - Scientists have documented a surprising rate of sex reversal in wild Australian birds, a phenomenon that could be explained by rising pollution or other environmental triggers.
Deadlocked plastics treaty talks ‘at cliff’s edge’
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» GENEVA - Negotiators from 184 countries remained divided on Wednesday on how to curb plastic pollution, less than 36 hours before they were scheduled to deliver a binding global treaty.
Petrochemical slide expected to persist
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 08/08/2025
» The downturn in the petrochemical industry is expected to continue until 2027, when it will begin to recover, according to analysts.
Third fire hits Phetchaburi plastic packaging factory
Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 07/08/2025
» PHETCHABURI - A plastic food packaging factory in Khao Yoi district was hit by fire for the third time on Thursday morning, prompting authorities to launch a thorough investigation into the recurring incidents.
TOA Wins ASEAN Governance Award for Third Year
Published on 07/08/2025
» TOA Paint (Thailand) Public Company Limited (TOA), Thailand’s leading decorative paint brand and a prominent provider of environmentally friendly construction chemicals and building materials, has once again been recognised with the prestigious “ASEAN Asset Class PLCs” award based on the 2024 ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) assessment.
UN starts new bid to forge plastics treaty amid 'global crisis'
AFP, Published on 05/08/2025
» GENEVA - Nations must resolve the global plastics crisis, the head of UN talks told negotiators from 180 countries gathered in Geneva on Tuesday to forge a landmark treaty on eliminating the life-threatening waste.