Potain cranes help build and run Thai concrete plant

A team of nine Potain cranes are not only being used to build a new precast concrete fabrication facility in Thailand, but are also supporting day-to-day operations at the plant. Precast concrete construction company Hicrete Products & Technology Co received delivery of its new fleet of Potain MC 205 B cranes in January 2012. The […]

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RC Cola to set up plants in Thailand, Myanmar

The exclusive manufacturer and distributor of RC Cola in the Philippines will put up plants in Thailand and Myanmar and construction may start this year, as it seeks to expand its presence in Southeast Asia, the Philippine Star newspaper reported. The group of Filipino businessman Alfredo Yao has infused its 99.99 percent stake in RC […]

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Delay to mega-projects hits construction

The ongoing political turmoil has affected the construction sector, given that the government’s planned massive spending on new state mega-projects will now be further delayed. Construction Institute of Thailand director Chakporn Oonjitt said state spending – especially on new transportation routes – contributed 50 per cent to the construction industry per year. The political chaos […]

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Japanese developers step up Thai investment via JV firms

Japanese property firms are expanding their development of residential projects in Thailand by setting up joint ventures with leading Thai developers for projects worth more than Bt20 billion combined this year. The move follows demand to buy homes in the Kingdom from Japanese investors expanding their investment in the region before the Asean Economic Community […]

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Sansiri Awarded "The Best Developer in Thailand" by "South East Asia Property Awards 2013"

Sansiri Public Company Limited, a leading real estate company, has been awarded the Best Developer in Thailand by “South East Asia Property Awards 2013” in recognition of the company’s hard work and passion. This award also highlights Sansiri’s outstanding position among other developers in South East Asia. Therefore, it is not surprising that Sansiri’s real […]

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KrisEnergy awarded EPCIC contract in Gulf of Thailand

KrisEnergy has been awarded the Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation and Commissioning (EPCIC) contract for the production and processing facilities for the Nong Yao oil development in block G11/48 in the Gulf of Thailand. The EPCIC contract was awarded to Nippon Steel and Sumikin Engineering by the operator of G11/48, Mubadala Petroleum. The development concept for […]

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UAE's Mubadala awards contract for Thai oil field

Mubadala Petroleum said on Tuesday that it has awarded the contract to develop an oil field in Thailand. The UAE-based company said in a statement that the platform engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) contract for the Nong Yao oil field has been awarded to Nippon Steel and Sumikin Engineering Co Ltd. Work has […]

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Laos Breaks Ground On Railway Project Linking Thailand to Vietnam

Laos has broken ground on an ambitious high-speed railway project linking the country’s western border with Thailand to Vietnam and is likely to begin full construction this month, according to sources. Giant Consolidated, a Malaysian company that will construct and operate the 220-kilometer (140-mile) railway, held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the laying of the […]

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The Thai government is set to open bids for six gas-based independent power projects

Key trends and regulatory changes in the industry: – The Thai government updated its green energy agenda in March 2012 with the ambitious ‘Alternative Energy Development Plan’ (2012-2021). The plan states that 25% of total energy consumption would derive from alternative energy sources, and set targets of 2GW of solar capacity, 1.2GW of wind capacity […]

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