AMATA Investing Bt50-60mn in flood prevention — AMATA says it has set aside Bt50-60mn for investment in flood prevention and is currently in the process of gathering necessary information for its long-term planning and mitigation plans which is expected to take 2-3 weeks. It plans to expand reservoirs and improve floodways with help from the […]
Read More →AOT AoT plans to increase airport taxes next year to cut its losses – The board of Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) plans to raise its passenger service charge from 100 baht to 200 baht for passengers on domestic flights and from 700 to 800 baht for passengers on international flights to cut its losses. […]
Read More →AMATA Sandbagging its IE — AMATA has prepared 500 “big bags” to protect the factories in its IE and is closely watching the flooding situation, after Nari typhoon pushed water levels up to 30-40cm on roads around Phase 1-3 factories. In phrases 7-9 it is pumping at full capacity and is prepared to deal with […]
Read More →BCP Says 3Q13 exceeded Bt1.1bn — BCP says 3Q13 net profit will exceed Bt1.1bn, with inventory gains of over Bt900mn. The company’s year-end EBITDA target is Bt9.6bn. (Khao Hoon, 16/10/13) HMPRO Says sales growth to reach 15% YoY — HMPRO is confident that sales will increase by over 15% YoY, and 2H13 profits will improve […]
Read More →AMATA Flooding downs two factories on estate – Minor flooding at Chon Buri’s Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate has forced an auto parts factory and an electronic parts plant to shut down temporarily due to transport disruptions. Authorities say the water will recede within five days. The estate has seen minor flooding in phases 7-9, where […]
Read More →BCP Investing to raise biodiesel output — BCP said it is will invest Bt1.3bn to increase its biodiesel production from 360,000 liters/day to 810,000 by 2015. (Khao Hoon, 29/08/13) EA EA expects growth in biodiesel-solar business this year — EA will begin selling electricity from its solar farm in Nakhon Sawan, total of 90MW, […]
Read More →CHO CHO’s backlog reaches Bt550mn — Management said it will book revenues of Bt200mn in 3Q13 and Bt300mn in 4Q13, helping drive its revenue growth to reach its target of 20% this year. (Khao Hoon, 28/08/13) HMPRO HMPRO setting up property fund — HMPRO is to set up a property fund worth no less than […]
Read More →HMPRO HomePro bullish on sales — Home Product Center Plc, the operator of HomePro hardware stores, is confident of achieving 15% sales growth this year to Bt39.71bn despite the economic slowdown and weak purchasing power. As up to 80% of Home Pro’s customers are homeowners, they still spend on home repairs or renovations no matter […]
Read More →BWG Revenue target achievable — BWG is confident that revenues will reach its target of 30% growth this year due to the higher volume of customers, especially industrial customers, driven by increases in waste and better unit prices. Sales to PTTGC, a customer, will depend on the amount of waste generated by its oil spill. […]
Read More →CSS plans to go public for warehouse, office ventures — Communication and System Solution Plc (CSS) plans to go public in 3Q13 by allocating 200mn IPO shares to expand its warehouse and office business. The company is doing a roadshow in four provinces starting August. (Khao Hoon, 15/07/13) Comment: This could be a potentially interesting […]
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