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Farming, food sectors face flooding hit
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 17/10/2017
» The recent floods across several provinces have inundated business districts and farm areas and will have a short-term impact on the agricultural and food processing sectors, say government and industry officials.
Consumer sentiment continues rise
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 06/10/2017
» The consumer confidence index (CCI) rose for the second straight month in September, backed by strong exports and improved growth forecasts, but concerns about uncontrollable risks still weighed, according to the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce.
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.
Thai Oil: Plan to raise output still on course
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 17/10/2016
» SET-listed Thai Oil Plc (TOP), Thailand's largest oil refiner, is still on track to expand its capacity by another 100,000 tonnes to add value to its bunker oil by converting it into petrol, said Atikom Terbsiri, the president and chief executive.
Banpu to raise Chaffee stake
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 12/09/2016
» Banpu Plc, a SET-listed coal miner and power generator, is considering raising its stake in the US-based Chaffee Corners Joint Exploration Agreement (JEA), says Somruedee Chaimongkol, Banpu president and chief executive.
Tyremakers bash Thai rubber
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 31/08/2016
» Major tyremakers have threatened to stop buying rubber from Thai farmers because of low quality, senior industry officials say.
Wheels on the bus...
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 29/02/2016
» With cheap flights and even cheaper private van services, people appear to all but shun using buses as a mode of long-distance travel.
Rubber estates may be way forward
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 08/02/2016
» Falling rubber prices have boosted investment in rubber production in Thailand, where the supply of the commodity is in abundance and the cost low.
IVL bolsters its North American presence
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 25/09/2015
» SET-listed Indorama Ventures Plc (IVL), a major international producer of intermediate petrochemicals, has acquired an ethylene cracker in Louisiana through its US subsidiary Indorama Ventures Olefins LLC.