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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.
Superblock enters Vietnam
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 24/08/2017
» Superblock Plc has sealed a deal with a Vietnamese partner to develop 700 megawatts of wind farm projects in the southern region of Vietnam in hope of capitalising on rising demand in tandem with a vibrant economy.
Farmers reap gains from sugar cane
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 26/04/2017
» Better yields have given Thailand abundant sugar output in the current 2016-17 crop, allowing the world's second-biggest sugar exporter to capitalise on rising global prices, says the Thai Sugar Millers Corporation Ltd (TSMC).
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).
Bad weather threatens to put a damper on sugar harvest
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 08/12/2016
» Unfavourable weather has delayed Thailand's sugar crushing season, threatening a reduction in sugar output for the 2016/17 crop.
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.
Thai Union close to acquiring German firm
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 22/12/2015
» SET-listed Thai Union Group Plc (TU) is acquiring a 51% stake in a leading German canned food producer as it eyes more acquisitions to expand its customer base in Europe.
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.
Rigid rules snags for Thai SEZs
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 17/08/2015
» Although Thailand is keen to promote investment in special economic zones (SEZs) in border areas, some regulations are still out of sync with the current situation, making SEZs across the border in Myanmar a more attractive prospect.
AP report 'won't hurt TUF deal'
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 26/03/2015
» SET-listed Thai Union Products Plc (TUF), the world's biggest canned and frozen tuna exporter, says the recent Associated Press (AP) report on labour abuse in the fisheries industry is unlikely to affect its US$1.5-billion deal to acquire California-based Bumble Bee Foods.