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Shell scopes out LNG trade
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 26/09/2017
» Thailand remains an important investment spot for Royal Dutch Shell Plc, which plans to seek more opportunities to expand its liquefied natural gas business here after the LNG trade was deregulated.
Hunt on for low-cost ethanol
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 13/06/2017
» Thai Roong Ruang Sugar Group is seeking technology to produce ethanol from an alternative raw material, bagasse, in order to make use of waste from the sugar industry and increase Thailand's ethanol production at a lower cost.
Mitsui optimistic about EEC but cautious on investment
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 10/03/2017
» Japan's Mitsui & Co, a global industrial conglomerate, sees Thailand's plan to promote the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) as a key factor in supporting the company's growth in Thailand and throughout Asean.
SCG raises stake in Vietnam project
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 04/03/2017
» SET-listed Siam Cement Group (SCC) has revved up its much-delayed petrochemical complex in Vietnam by acquiring a larger stake in the project, making the industrial conglomerate the biggest shareholder, according to SCG’s statement to the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).
MPI rising to expectations with steel and electronics
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 01/03/2017
» The manufacturing production index (MPI) continued to rise in January on greater demand for electronics, steel and pharmaceuticals, according to the Office of Industrial Economics (OIE).
Rebound in rubber prices seen likely from 2017
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 09/01/2017
» Traders and industry officials are optimistic that rubber prices will start rising from this year as the global economy recovers and demand is set to exceed supply.
Thailand 4.0: Are we ready?
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 02/01/2017
» The government has launched a new flagship policy that will be the master plan to free Thailand from the middle-income trap, making it a high-income nation in five years.
Designing a better life
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 14/11/2016
» Anuphap Loyfar has always been a designer at heart. As a young man he wanted to be an industrial designer. Along the way he started designing jewellery and for years lived in Europe to train.
Tevin: PTT capex to rise for innovation
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 12/10/2016
» SET-listed PTT Plc, the country's oil and gas conglomerate, is about to increase its five-year capital expenditure (capex) amount, expecting to spend more on innovations that would generate additional sustainable revenue.
SCG, partner team up for new venture
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 26/08/2016
» SET-listed Siam Cement Group (SCG) has formed a joint venture with Yamato Asia Ltd to invest in a logistics business focusing on small parcel delivery to capitalise on the growing trends of e-commerce and m-commerce.