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Renewed focus on plastic waste
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 11/12/2023
» Thailand is pushing ahead with projects to reduce plastic waste as it struggles to reduce sea pollution, especially after efforts slowed during the pandemic.
Breaking down a great idea
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 26/11/2022
» The easing of the pandemic was not only good for the economy, but also a campaign against single-use plastic bags and styrofoam containers.
BPE puts bourse listing back on the front burner
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 14/10/2022
» Biodegradable Packaging for Environment (BPE), a Thai manufacturer of food and beverage containers made from agricultural refuse, has resumed a plan to list the company on the stock market as it continues to expand its packaging business.
PTT to commercialise 'rejuvenating DNA'
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 15/07/2022
» National oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc has set an ambitious goal to commercialise a newly invented "rejuvenating DNA" with the potential to treat ageing-related illnesses as part of a cooperation with Chulalongkorn University.
OR banking on allies to grow non-oil ventures
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 30/05/2022
» One strategic move PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR) is making to grow its non-oil businesses is seeking allies to work on new business opportunities together.
UBE doubles down on its green cassava strategy
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 13/11/2021
» Cassava-based ethanol maker Ubon Bio Ethanol Plc (UBE) is determined to be among the companies that jointly spearhead the government's much-touted bio-, circular and green (BCG) economic development.
OR looks to food and beverage
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 15/09/2021
» PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR), Thailand's largest oil trader by volume, plans to establish more business ties with retailers looking for new sales channels at PTT petrol stations following mall closures during the recent lockdown.
Crude prices poised to bottom out
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 02/05/2020
» Global crude oil prices may have bottomed out as cities across the globe have begun to ease lockdown restrictions and more drivers hit the road.
No panic over plastic policies
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 27/01/2020
» Local petrochemical makers and plastic converters say they're untroubled by the bans on single-use plastics by the Thai and Chinese governments because they prepared for the eco-friendly trend before the policies emerged.
Energy Ministry aims to adopt food traceability tech by June
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 23/01/2020
» The Energy Ministry is preparing to adopt food traceability technology by June to prove that crude palm oil is locally produced and prevent smuggling from neighbouring countries, aiming to deal with the huge annual surplus.