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Exports falter, leading to growth cut
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 09/05/2024
» Thailand's economic outlook for this year appears less optimistic as GDP growth could tally 2.2%, down from the previous projection of 2.8-3.3%, attributed to sluggish exports weighing on the manufacturing sector, according to the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB).
Nex Point looks to Asean's growing EV market
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 20/04/2024
» The global campaign against carbon dioxide emissions is not only benefiting electric vehicle sales in Thailand, but also fuelling EV growth in Southeast Asia.
Government gets tough on CO2
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 02/04/2024
» Thailand is expected to start enforcing a new law outlining measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions within this year, helping the state and business sectors better deal with climate change, says Rachata Phisitbanakorn, assistant to the natural resources and environment minister.
Ubon Bio Ethanol branches out to functional food
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 13/01/2024
» Two years after listing on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, Ubon Bio Ethanol Plc (UBE) is eager to craft a new image for the company as a functional food maker.
Tasco looking to Venezuelan crude oil
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 21/11/2023
» SET-listed Tipco Asphalt (Tasco), a Thai asphalt manufacturer and supplier, expects to resume buying inexpensive heavy crude oil from Venezuela to deal with the company's raw material constraints, following the easing of trade sanctions imposed by the US on the Latin American country.
UAC sells 70% share to Italy's Icap-Sira
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 29/03/2023
» UAC Global Plc, a chemical trader and clean power operator, is steering away from its chemical business by selling a 70% share, worth 101.2 million baht, in its UAC Advance Polymer and Chemical Co to an Italian firm expanding its business into Asean.
UAC Global moving away from chemicals
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 28/03/2023
» UAC Global Plc, a chemical trader and clean power operator, is steering away from its chemical business by selling a 70% share, worth 101.2 million baht, in its UAC Advance Polymer and Chemical Co to an Italian company expanding into Asean.
Bangchak doubles down on oil and gas
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 25/03/2023
» The age of renewable energy, with electric vehicles (EVs) predicted to dominate the transport sector, has not swayed energy conglomerate Bangchak Corporation Plc from the oil and gas business.
Thai Oil allots $1 billion for expansion
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 08/03/2023
» Thai Oil Plc (TOP), the country’s largest oil refinery by capacity, plans to allocate capital spending worth US$1 billion to expand its businesses between 2023 and 2025, with half the budget going to the Clean Fuel Project (CFP).
Minister eyes quick aid for small firms
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 10/09/2022
» Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow has stressed the need to speed up help for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) that are still reeling from the impact of Covid-19, as the move can stimulate efforts to restore the pandemic-ravaged economy.