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Applications to Board of Investment hit B1.87tn in 2025
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 27/01/2026
» Investment applications submitted to the Board of Investment (BOI) in 2025 soared to 1.87 trillion baht across 3,370 projects, marking a substantial 67% increase in value and an 11% increase in the number of projects compared to 2024.
Petrochemical slide expected to persist
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 08/08/2025
» The downturn in the petrochemical industry is expected to continue until 2027, when it will begin to recover, according to analysts.
SCGC ramps up green polymer production
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 21/05/2025
» SCG Chemicals (SCGC), a unit of Siam Cement Group, Thailand's largest cement maker and industrial conglomerate, plans to increase production of green polymers to serve growing global demand.
Supply glut hits petrochemicals
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran and Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 02/05/2025
» This year is likely to be another tough one for downstream petrochemical businesses, which serve various industries ranging from automotive and textiles to medical equipment and toys.
Study to consider solar panel recycling
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 21/04/2025
» Concern over scrapped solar panels that are accumulating in the country, potentially creating a "graveyard", has convinced SCI Eco Services to conduct a study on an electronic waste recycling project.
Braskem Siam announces major ethanol acquisition
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 07/04/2025
» Bio-based plastics producer Braskem Siam is planning to buy ethanol from Mitr Phol Bio Fuel to produce bio-ethylene, becoming the first factory in Asia to supply this environmentally friendly product to support global efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
PTT Global Chemical prepares cost-cutting measures worth B4.5bn
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/03/2025
» SET-listed PTT Global Chemical (GC) aims to shift from red to black this year by continuing its cost reduction plan amid the sluggish global petrochemical industry.
Dobot targeting SME market
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 21/01/2025
» Thai small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are poised to become a new target market for Dobot, a China-based manufacturer of collaborative robots, which is introducing robots as a way to solve labour shortages in industries.
PTTGC looks to speciality polymers
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 29/08/2024
» SET-listed PTT Global Chemical Plc (PTTGC), the petrochemical arm of oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc, is pushing ahead with a plan to make more speciality polymers for sale as competition intensifies in the petrochemical market.
Fitch downgrades based on financial leverage
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 11/07/2024
» Fitch Ratings Thailand downgraded three large local companies in the first half of this year based on their weakened ability to repay debt, attributed to increased financial leverage.