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Betagro aims for market leadership

Betagro Group has set itself an aggressive goal to become the pork-export leader through its five-year business plan to achieve an integrated breeding cycle including 140,000 great-grandparent pigs (GGP). These high-quality GGP stocks will allow the group to breed high-quality swine through grandparent (GP) and parent stock (PS). Part of the group’s Bt3-billion annual investment [...]

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Expansion ahead for Major Cineplex

Chairman Vicha Poolvaraluck said 26 of the screens would be developed at the Mega Bangna shopping complex in Bang Na and at Seacon Bangkhae, under renovation on Phetkasem Road. The other 24 will open at other retail sites such as CentralPlaza shopping complexes, Big C and Tesco Lotus. The additional 50 will bring the number [...]

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Jay Mart dialling up growth in three markets

Jay Mart Plc was established on Dec 27, 1988 with registered capital of 2 million baht, initially selling electrical appliances on installment payments. It later entered the wholesale market for TV sets, VCRs and air-conditioners. Today Jay Mart is best known for its retail and wholesale business for mobile phones and accessories under all major [...]

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IVL supported by strong sales volumes

Indorama Ventures Plc is expected to show strong sales volume next year, with contributions from its 5 acquisitions made in the first quarter of this year which add up capacity by 1.7 million tonnes, said DBS Research. Contributing to strong sales also includes the full production at Alpha PET plant with 432,000 tonnes of PET [...]

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Saving remaining estates

The Kingdom’s most powerful private-sector organisation has called for the government to protect the remaining industrial estates in the eastern part of Bangkok stringently, otherwise the losses from the devastating flooding will soon exceed Bt1 trillion. The current estimate is for losses of between Bt400 billion and Bt500 billion. After yesterday’s meeting of the Joint [...]

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Siam Future CEO plans to expand with Bangkok

Founded in 1994 and listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in 2001, Siam Future Development Plc (SF) has been the leader in open-air shopping centres for 12 years. It provides a range of specialised real estate services such as acquisition, development, management and consultancy on shopping centres, with a focus on Bangkok and other [...]

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Reopening 45 days after water recedes

Most of the factories in seven inundated industrial estates should be able to reopen within 45 days after floodwaters recede as the government has vowed to provide full financial support for their rehabilitation. For estates incapable of raising funds for immediate investment in infrastructure rehabilitation, the government would act as a middleman to seek new [...]

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Huge uncertainties for unaffected industrial estates

The industrial estates situated in the eastern part of Bangkok are at risk to face with low-lying floodwaters, as the Industry Ministry could not assure the safety. Meanwhile, the Japan Chamber of Commerce (JCC) has asked the government to carefully drain out the water from the floodhit area to the Eastern part of Bangkok in [...]

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Show-stopping growth for Thai developers

Many developers in Thailand are holding back on development of certain properties due to the financial results of Thailand’s top 10 stock exchange listed property companies. The results showed growth in the third quarter. The better than expected financial result is not the only reason for delays. Developers are also awaiting the changes to labour [...]

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Investors warned to keep watch on Euro debt crisis

Major banks and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) have warned that investors should keep a close watch on efforts to resolve the European Union’s escalating sovereign-debt problems, as the crisis could affect the Thai economy, including the capital market. Meanwhile, lower September inflation figures released yesterday could leave more room for the Bank of [...]

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