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Saudi investors eye EV prospects during EEC visit
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 06/07/2022
» Saudi Arabia has become the latest country to show an interest in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), with prospective investors looking in particular at five key industrial areas, notably electric vehicles (EVs), during a tour of the zone.
IEAT, state agencies prep SEMs
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 09/03/2021
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) is working with state agencies to develop the Smart EIA Management System, or SEMs, in a bid to improve the process to make mandatory Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) among factories and reduce their conflicts with nearby villagers over the adverse impact of industrial projects.
Defence mulls estate in Kanchanaburi
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 16/06/2020
» The Industry and Defence ministries are jointly conducting a feasibility study on an ambitious plan to set up a Defence Industrial Estate covering 3,000 rai on military-owned land in Kanchanaburi.
Renewed efforts for competition
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 21/06/2019
» Thailand's competitiveness is at risk because of business inefficiency and failure to adopt technology and innovation, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
EEC Office and Jetro sign aid deal
Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 06/10/2018
» Thailand and Japan have come to an agreement to aid Japanese companies looking to invest in the government’s flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme.
Vietnam's moves put local manufacturers on edge
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 14/09/2018
» Thai steelmakers are concerned that Vietnam is dumping steel wire rod on the Thai market, and they expect overall prices in Southeast Asia to fall as a result.
IEAT placid about Ayutthaya flood threat
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 08/09/2018
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has no worries about water levels in Ayutthaya province affecting industrial estates in the area, even as heavy rains persist.
Amata: Chinese EV firms sniff around EEC
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 31/08/2018
» SET-listed Amata Corporation Plc, the industrial estate operator, is in talks with Chinese automotive companies that are interested in joining the government's electric vehicle (EV) scheme in the flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
B13bn assigned to Map Ta Phut
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 12/01/2018
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has provided an investment budget of 13 billion baht to expand two projects in the Map Ta Phut industrial estate in Rayong to cope with the imminent Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
Kanit: Boeing deal for EEC imminent
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 13/11/2017
» Talks with Boeing Co about its plan to invest in an aviation training centre for the Asean region in the Eastern Economic Corridor are expected to conclude this month, according to EEC Office secretary general Kanit Sangsubhan.