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Bangchak Petroleum Plc (BCP), the majority state-owned oil refiner, is considering investing 3 billion baht in upgrading its refinery facilities and expanding capacity in order to improve its margin. BCP president Anusorn Sangnimnuan said the company was conducting a feasibility study to expand refinery output by 10% to 110,000 barrels per day and to upgrade […]

The new Srisoonthorn Bridge linking Phuket to mainland Thailand and Phang Nga Province is open. To mark the event, Phuket Highways Chief made the first trip across. The new Srisoonthorn Bridge which links Phuket Island to Phang Nga Province and mainland Thailand has finally opened to traffic. The bridge was scheduled to open at the […]

All Seasons Property Co has outlined a five-year plan to renovate All Seasons Place and the Conrad Bangkok Hotel with an estimated budget of 1 billion baht. The first phase of renovation will start with the eight-year-old luxury development’s residential zone, expected to be completed by mid-2012, said managing director Frankie Bao. The developer will […]

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has bagged three international orders totalling $889 million for hydrocarbon projects, the $11.7-billion engineering conglomerate said on Sunday. “Pipeline for hydrocarbon projects is largely good. Energy sector has picked up in the Gulf and we are bidding for a number of tenders in UAE, Qatar, Oman, and Saudi Arabia,” Krishnamurthi Venkataramanan, […]

Dow Chemical Company will more than triple capacity for its “Enlight” polyolefin encapsulant films used in photovoltaic modules, with the construction of two plants including one in Thailand in 2012. The Thai plant will be located in Map Ta Phut, Rayong. Introduced in 2010, the films help improve the reliability and performance of finished photovoltaic […]

The Nation (Thailand) The facility, which will be the largest of its kind in Thailand, is expected to be operational in 2013. While declining to disclose the investment cost of the plant, the company said yesterday that it would have an annual recycling capacity of about 30,000 tonnes. “We have already started the construction of […]

The Highways Department will propose to the new government the construction of five motorways at a cost of Bt180 billion. The department’s director-general Veera Ruengsooksriwong said yesterday that the new inter-provincial motorways would cover a distance of 700 kilometres. Initially the target completion date was 2017, but given the heavy investment required, that target has […]

SCHOTT Solar to supply 67,000 solar modules to Thailand SCHOTT Solar AG announced that it received a large order from Thailand. The company will be delivering 67,000 photovoltaic modules for two solar power plants that Phoenix Solar Singapore has been building just north of Bangkok since June. The two sites will achieve peak output of […]

According to C9 Hotelworks “Phuket Hotel Market Update Mid-Year Edition 2011” which will be released next Tuesday August 9th, Hong Kong based Marco Polo Hotels and InterContinental have signed new properties on the island. The 294 room Marco Polo Resort Phuket will open in Q1 2014. Located on the east coast’s Koh Siray near to […]