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Thai industry urged to embrace restructuring
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 12/02/2026
» Thailand's industrial economy is under a cloud of uncertainty in the first quarter of 2026.
Drastic plastic
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 15/12/2025
» In the global fight against climate change, plastics have emerged as both a symbol of modern convenience and an environmental challenge.
Eco-friendly estate remains on track
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 02/09/2025
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) retains hope for the development of a "circular industrial estate", despite slow progress on the project.
Thai industrial estate promotions stepped up
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 10/07/2025
» The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) is stepping up efforts to maintain the momentum of investment at its industrial estates, which could decelerate following America's imposition of a 36% tariff on Thai imports.
SCG targets low-carbon cement with B1bn funding
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 08/05/2025
» SCG Cement and Green Solution, a unit of Siam Cement Group, is continuing to develop low-carbon cement, allocating an additional budget of 1 billion baht amid economic challenges that will slow domestic cement consumption.
Authorities tout Map Ta Phut carbon sandbox plan
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 16/04/2025
» Authorities are pushing ahead with better carbon data management in industrial estates to increase investment in the Map Ta Phut sandbox, jointly carried out by the World Bank and the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT).
Call for more tariffs alongside higher VAT
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 07/02/2025
» Most entrepreneurs want the government to raise tariffs on products imported to Thailand if it continues with its tax reform plan, according to the latest poll conducted by the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Panel aims to delay wage hike
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 05/12/2024
» The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) is preparing to submit a petition letter to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Friday, asking her to delay the plan to increase the daily minimum wage to 400 baht on Jan 1 next year as businesses are struggling to deal with the sluggish economy.
SCG halts operations at Vietnam complex
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 01/11/2024
» SET-listed Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand's largest cement maker and industrial conglomerate, has suspended operations at its Long Son Petrochemicals (LSP) complex in Vietnam in order to cope with high production costs and the impact of a downturn in the global petrochemical market.
Ministries to promote national defence
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 24/09/2024
» The Industry Ministry is preparing to discuss a plan with the Defence Ministry to promote national defence as part of the ongoing efforts to strengthen S-curve industries to drive GDP.