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Call for more help for flooding victims
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 02/12/2025
» The Employers' Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai) has called on the government to introduce additional measures to restore businesses and households in flood-hit southern provinces, warning that existing financial relief alone will not be sufficient.
FTI readies factory relief operations
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 28/11/2025
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has stepped up emergency measures to address widespread flooding in southern Thailand, where hundreds of factories have been inundated, disrupting production and supply chains across multiple sectors.
SCG Décor investing in renewables
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 10/09/2025
» SCG Décor Plc (SCGD), the operator of a decor surfaces and bathroom business, is investing 1.5 billion baht in renewable energy and improving business operations to enhance its competitiveness in the long term.
SIG to stop using aluminium packaging
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 11/06/2025
» SIG Thailand, a Switzerland-based packaging developer, is continuing efforts to significantly cut carbon dioxide emissions, including abandoning the use of aluminium to make cartons that lengthen the shelf life of food.
IEAT touts clean energy estates
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 23/07/2024
» The Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate and its deep-sea port in Rayong will be developed to have a clean new look under a plan to replace fossil fuel-derived energy with renewable energy to serve growing demand among companies committed to carbon dioxide reduction, says the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT).
Industrial land sales surge by 182% in fiscal 2023
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 06/10/2023
» Industrial land sales, overseen by the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT), skyrocketed by 182% year-on-year in fiscal 2023 to 5,693 rai thanks to the relocation of foreign production facilities to Thailand and the government's investment promotion.
SCG Cement unit upbeat on growth in 2023
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 06/05/2023
» Construction materials producer SCG Cement-Building Materials expects cement consumption this year to grow by 1-2% year-on-year to more than 30 million tonnes, mainly attributed to the tourism recovery.
Manufacturers urged to adopt renewables
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 19/01/2023
» Higher power bills will be a key factor awakening businesses in the manufacturing sector to a need to seriously adopt renewable energy to relieve an increase in their production costs, estimated at 4.88% on average, says the Industry Ministry.
FTI calls for industrial power subsidies
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 23/08/2022
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is calling on the government to extend its electricity subsidy measures for the public to also cover manufacturers, which are struggling to deal with an increasing financial burden amid high energy prices.
A sector with an agenda
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 02/05/2022
» The 2022 meetings of the Apec Business Advisory Council (Abac), which highlights the bio-, circular and green (BCG) economic model, are prompting Thailand to gear up for advanced technologies and environmentally friendly businesses.