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Steady rubber prices sought
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/11/2014
» Setting a selling price for rubber based on benefit sharing between growers and manufacturers should be adopted to stabilise prices in the long run, says an Agriculture Ministry adviser.
Soft loans to bolster rubber industry
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 25/10/2014
» The government's 25-billion-baht soft loan programme is ready to help the rubber industry improve efficiency and working capital at a time when rubber prices are low, says Industry Minister Chakramon Phasukavanich.
Safeskin peels away, closes factory
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 03/07/2014
» Safeskin Medical and Scientific (Thailand), a unit of Texas-based Kimberly-Clark Corporation, plans to shut its rubber glove plant in Songkhla province, leaving 3,000 employees out of work.
Soaring wages equals rising prices
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/04/2013
» Koda Ltd Executive Director Ernie Koh has a message for clients in 50 countries who complain about the Singapore-based furniture maker's first price increase in two years: Take it or leave it.
Football in Thailand: The rise of FBT
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/12/2012
» In 1950 FBT started as repair shop for imported German balls & has expanded into major sporting goods producer & exporter.
Condoms, gloves provide lifeline for Malaysian rubber
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/11/2012
» From trading rubber, the Gohs' business evolved into exporting contraceptives. Their move up the value chain mirrors Malaysia's as it seeks to shift from an agricultural base into more lucrative industries, ranging from latex medical gloves to petrochemicals, as part of a strategic move to escape what economists call the middle-income trap.
Talent Pool: How five friends built the modernform empire
Business, Sorayuth Vathanavisuth, Published on 01/11/2012
» More than 40 years ago, four young men met for the first time at Assumption Commerce College in Bangkok. They teamed up again in 1991 with another friend they had met while studying in the United States to establish a furniture business. Two decades later, all five are still playing leading roles at Modernform Group, one of Thailand's largest furniture manufacturers and exporters.
Wooden toys for European markets
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/06/2011
» One Thai company has built a solid reputation with wooden toys and fine workmanship, different from mass-produced Chinese plastic toys.