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K-Research predicts growth in hard disk drive exports
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 09/01/2019
» Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research) forecasts Thai shipments of hard disk drives (HDDs) to grow by 3.6-7.8% this year, making up 252-262 million pieces.
Industry eyes 10% growth
Business, Published on 06/02/2015
» Thailand's electronics industry is expected to grow by up to 10% this year, up from 7% in 2014, largely due to rising global demand for information technology (IT) devices, says the Electronics and Computer Employers Association (ECEA).
The drive to change
Asia focus, Published on 06/10/2014
» Ask a co-worker or a friend to share a folder full of pictures with you, and chances are that he or she won't be sending it from a laptop or PC or even from a thumb drive. Those billions of bytes of information will probably be stored in the likes of Dropbox or Google Drive. Cloud computing, once dismissed as pie in the sky, is now mainstream.
Hard truths behind our faltering exports
News, Sutapa Amornvivat, Published on 16/07/2014
» Thai exports have suffered a great fall. Exports contracted by 0.3% in 2013, and for the first five months of this year, shrank further 1.2% year-on-year. This is particularly alarming, as global trade has started picking up since the beginning of this year.
HDD makers air concerns
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 23/10/2013
» Hard-disk drive (HDD) makers have asked the Board of Investment (BoI) to offer more incentives to their suppliers under the new investment policies.
Friends in high places
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 06/12/2011
» Almost half the country has faced the worst inundation in recent history, and while most affected areas are now dry, some victims may continue to suffer after the flood. Help, however, is at hand in the form of Friends of NSTDA (FoN), a new group aiming to speed up the recovery of flood victims.
Thai flooding disrupting hard drive supplies
AFP, Published on 29/10/2011
» The massive flooding in Thailand is disrupting supplies of hard disk drives (HDDs) for the world's personal computer makers, according to companies and market intelligence firms.
Floods: Hard drives jump in price
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/10/2011
» With 25% of global hard drive production in Thailand, a global shortage & 20% price hikes for many months projected.
Post-flood export recovery plans
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/10/2011
» 40% fall in exports forecast. Hard drive, auto, shoe producers & govt BoI act quickly to resume production. Factories move to non-flood areas.
Hard-disk drive industry hit
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/10/2011
» After floods inundate hard-disk drive factories, producers may move to other countries to avoid a global supply shortage.