ASEAN’s 1st Cold Energy-Based Air Separation Unit Opens in Rayong, Thailand Bangkok Industrial Gas (BIG) and PTT will open Southeast Asia’s first air separation unit that uses cold energy from the condition changing process of liquefied natural gas (LNG) late this month. Piyabut Charuphen, managing director of Bangkok Industrial Gas (BIG), said the new air […]
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Cost Inflation Is Blowing Through the Wind Turbine Industry Covid delays and expensive shipping will likely hurt more than higher prices for steel and other raw materials Wind turbine makers have lost some of the wind in their sails this year. Investors can blame Covid delays, rising commodity prices, and a likely lull in orders […]
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Condominium Disputes in Thailand – Rights and Responsibilities of Joint Owners Article by Tilleke & Gibbins “Condominium” combines the Latin roots com (“together”) and dominium (“right of ownership or property”) into a word that literally means “shared property.” This shared ownership of property—which in the condominium’s case has come to mean a large building of […]
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Standard International to open The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon and The Standard, Hua Hin Standard International CEO, Amar Lalvani, Discusses the Outlook for Hospitality and Introduces the newest Standard hotels slated to open in 2021 and 2022 Amar Lalvani, CEO of Standard International (parent company of the Standard Hotels), presents the case for optimism in the […]
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Vietsovpetro to manufacture two rig bases for PTTEP Thailand Vietsovpetro, has won a bid to manufacture bases of the ZWP12 and ZWP15 rigs for the Zawtika 1D field development project with PTTEP Thailand as the investor and Indonesia’s PTG as the contractor. Vietsovpetro, has won a bid to manufacture bases of the ZWP12 and ZWP15 […]
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Wind turbine blades can’t be recycled, so they’re piling up in landfills A wind turbine’s blades can be longer than a Boeing 747 wing, so at the end of their lifespan they can’t just be hauled away. First, you need to saw through the lissome fiberglass using a diamond-encrusted industrial saw to create three pieces […]
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Thailand’s Big C Supercenter targets Cambodia retail dominance with store blitz Retail giant to open hundreds of hypermarkets, supermarkets and Mini Big Cs Big C Supercenter Plc plans to increase investment to expand its retail business in Cambodia over the next five years. “With our five-year plan, we aim to become the No.1 retailer in […]
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China Opens Rail Line and Trade Route to Indian Ocean Through Myanmar China last month inaugurated a new trade route via ship, road and rail running through Myanmar in keeping with Beijing’s dogged building spree across the Southeast Asian country to reach the Indian Ocean and points west. Analysts say it is one more strand […]
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Thailand Updates Third-Party Liability Insurance Requirement For Specific Buildings by Chaiwat Keratisuthisathorn and Sorawit Partomtanasarn Tilleke & Gibbins Thailand’s Ministry of Interior has issued new regulations requiring owners, occupants, and operators of certain types of buildings to obtain third-party life, body, and property liability insurance. The Ministerial Regulations Prescribing the Type or Category of Buildings […]
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Covid Impact On Vietnamese Wind Threatens Global Supply Chain Embattled by the spread of the delta variant $6.7 billion in clean energy projects are under threat in Vietnam. Logistical and commissioning delays may push 4GW of wind projects beyond the November 2021 deadline necessary to access the country’s feed-in tariff (FiT). Without an extension to […]
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