Purac has successfully started up its new 75,000 tonnes/yr lactide plant in Thailand. Construction of the EUR 45 million state-of-the-art plant, located at the existing Purac site in Thailand, was recently completed, and the new plant is currently undergoing commissioning. Already, several batches of high quality PURALACT lactides have been produced and shipping to customers […]
Continue ReadingThe Cabinet on Wednesday endorsed the construction of a double track railway for the Bangkok–Nong Khai route to be completed in 2019 ahead of the earlier schedule in 2025, said Deputy Government Spokesman Anusorn Iamsa-ard. The project will use part of the 140 billion baht budget earlier approved by the cabinet for nationwide railway development. […]
Continue ReadingHyatt Hotels Corporation is planning to open a new property in Thailand, announcing it will unveil Park Hyatt Bangkok in 2014. Revealed this month, the company said the hotel would be built for the Central Embassy brand and would be used as a modern mix-use building for business and leisure travellers. The third Hyatt-branded property […]
Continue ReadingEnergy Minister Arak Cholatanon yesterday called on the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand to show progress in the plan to build a power plant with Cambodia. Egat should co-invest with Cambodia in the 100-megawatt Strueng Nam hydropower plant, he said in a meeting with Egat management. The two countries have agreed to conduct a feasibility […]
Continue ReadingEgat International Co, the wholly owned investment arm of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat), is further extending its power plant expansion in neighbouring countries with an aim to raise capacity to 8,300 megawatts. Established in 2006, Egat International’s sole venture is the Nam Ngiep 1 hydropower plant in Laos. That project, in which […]
Continue ReadingPositive factors, ranging from global and domestic economic growth, the government’s populist policies and anticipated rises in construction costs, will help the homebuilder Built to Build Group enjoy 30% sales growth this year. Sutee Ketsiri, the group’s managing director, said the country’s gross domestic production (GDP) was expected to expand by around 5% while the […]
Continue ReadingThe cabinet has given a green light for the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) to request a loan from the Ministry of Finance to fund the extension of the MRT blue and green lines. Deputy Government Spokesperson Pakdiharn Himathongkham has disclosed the cabinet’s resolution approving the Ministry of Transport’s proposal to obtain […]
Continue ReadingRatchaburi Electricity Generating Holding (RATCH) is conducting a feasibility study to invest in a 1,800-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Koh Kong, western Cambodia, after the project was frozen during the conflict between the two countries, said chief executive officer Noppol Milinthanggoon. Meanwhile, the company is still hopeful that the coal-fired-power-plant project in Burma’s Dawei on […]
Continue ReadingA company contracted to build the Bang Sue-Taling Chan elevated railway line on Tuesday filed a petition with the Department of Special Investigation asking it to probe the role of the State Railway of Thailand for allegedly preventing it from working. Sooksan Nuntakul, a representative for Chun Wo Construction & Engineering, submitted a letter to […]
Continue ReadingThe Transport Ministry will buy more trains for the Airport Rail Link and build a new line from Suvarnabhumi airport to Pattaya. Pakorn Tangjetsakao, acting president of SRT Electric Train Co under the jurisdiction of the ministry, said the company needs five more trains worth 3 billion baht to add to the eight trains it […]
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