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Painting with a more diversified palette
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 29/02/2020
» The Tangkaravakoon family is well known in local business circles for TOA Paint Thailand, a maker and distributor of decorative paint and coating products founded by married couple Prachak and Laor Tangkaravakoon.
Siam GS upbeat on outlook
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 30/01/2020
» Siam GS Battery, an affiliate of Siam Motors Group, remains optimistic about its car battery shipments amid bearish exports and the baht's appreciation.
Sahakol's boss engineers a regional push
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 14/12/2019
» Forty-nine years ago, Sahakol Engineer Co was just a local civil construction company run by the Sirison family. Some metropolitan and provincial roads provided the company with work to serve the government's roadmap for transport megaprojects.
TCP targets Myanmar with plant
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 22/10/2019
» TOA-Chugoku Paints (TCP) has earmarked 500 million baht to construct its first overseas paint factory in Myanmar, expecting to capture demand from megaprojects.
Siam GS Battery kicks off $10m Myanmar plant
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 02/09/2019
» Siam GS Battery, an affiliate of Siam Motors Group, has started operation of a battery charging plant in Myanmar with an investment of US$10 million, expecting to serve rapid growth of auto sales in that country.
Parts replacement in region attracts Aisin
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 15/05/2019
» Aisin Asia Thailand, the auto parts distributor of Japan's Aisin Group, has announced a three-year plan to achieve 2 billion baht in annual revenue by 2022, emphasising parts distribution in the replacement market in Thailand and neighbouring countries.
Automotive industry at a turning point
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 07/01/2019
» The year 2019 is shaping up to be a challenging one for Thailand's automotive industry in terms of keeping its competitiveness, both regionally and globally, as other developing countries venture into the high-value sector to create local jobs.
Siam GS Battery sets B1bn for SE Asia run-up
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 11/07/2018
» Siam GS Battery, an affiliated firm of Siam Motors Group, plans to spend 1 billion baht from 2018-20 to expand its production capacity of car batteries in Thailand and Myanmar, serving demand in Southeast Asia.
Thai Yamaha sees golf cart upsurge
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 18/06/2018
» Thai Yamaha Motor Co, the local unit of the Japanese motorcycle maker, expects production growth of golf carts to hit 15-20% for 2018-22.
Nissan to anchor Terra pickup production locally
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 30/05/2018
» Nissan Motor Corporation plans to localise manufacturing of the new Terra pickup passenger vehicle (PPV) at the Japanese carmaker's plant in Samut Prakan, expecting to serve Southeast Asian demand.