ADB ups production capacity of med-grade plastic compounds by 50% to fill demand from healthcare and capture wider margins. AGE target FY22 coal sales volume >6.5m tons, revenue >Bt15b, 3 new business including industrial boiler installation, cargo warehouse & logistic expected to materialize this year, mulls tap in power business. Comment: Coal isn’t finished. CPANEL […]

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AGE revised revenue target this year to Bt12b from Bt11b, on uptrend coal price and booming logistic business, sees record high coal sales at 5.5m tons. Comment: The chinese have tried to smack the coal market with margin requirements, thereby leading the prices to drop ~40% in a week. Now it appears that they’ve cleared […]

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Note: Data as of 09/08 Have the number of “cases” officially peaked in Thailand over the weekend? Are they reporting that more people are being released from hospitals/hospitels? Is it time for the reopening trade to finally take off? I’ve been wrong on the timing on it this time (took longer than I thought), though […]

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AGE branches out from coal sales & bulk transport to container logistics business, aims to revamp pier, warehouse and truck to utilize existing resources, maintaining Bt11b FY21 revenue target. Comment: Inventory gains = massive profits, that’s the story for AGE. BCH reaffirms solid 2Q while 3rd wave of covid will boost 3Q, supported by 900K […]

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AGE sees upside to earnings after logged Bt121m in 1Q +193% yoy, reaffirms higher coal sales volume yoy on higher industrial activities, tailwind from logistic business boost earnings. Comment: Commodities, boom, they’re benefiting from the inventory gain. BCH kicks-off bookbuild on Moderna vaccine upcoming Wednesday, will finalize demand in 1 week, sees positive 2Q earnings […]

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ACE, TPCH, UAC, EGCO, GUNKUL are expected to join bids for 150MW community PP, after PEA sets April 27-30 bidding schedule. Comment: The connected players are ACE EGCO GUNKUL, the independent hard working folk are TPCH and UAC. You can guess the winners. AGE sees 1Q coal sales volume double yoy, target full year volume […]

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AGE sets 5.5m tons coal sales target this year, boosting rev to Bt11b, sets Bt280m capex to expand logistics. Comment: Oh hello high coal prices and inventory gains. Think I’ve been banging on about this for 6 months. AOT expects 370K passengers thru Suvarnabhumi airports during 10 days around Songkran, +10% yoy, with flights increasing […]

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AGE to buy 55 new transport trucks, hoping to boost revenue from logistic to Bt600-700m from Bt300m last year. Comment: Main story here is increasing coal prices and the inventory boost. AOT signs MOU with TAFA consortium to expand perishable goods cargo business at SIA. ATP30 mulls switching to EV van & EV bus for […]

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AGE eyes 5.5m tons FY21 coal sales volume target from recovery demand in SEA, seeks to branch out from coal sales & transport to logistics & renewable energy to diversify risk, target full year revenue >Bt11b. Comment: Realise that they benefit from the rising coal price environment seen since the end of 3Q20 (coal prices […]

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AGE reaffirms big jump 4Q20 from strong coal exports to China, logged FY20 sales volume above 3.5mt target, 1m tons backlog to realize till eo-2Q21, mulls to add vessels and trucks to boost transport revenue, seeks to expand power business. Comment: I used to refer to them as baby banpu pre-2010. But they are traders […]

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