Thailand-based Siam Cement Group (SCG) has formed a BHT2.2bn ($67m) joint venture (JV) with Nippon Paper Industries (NPI) in Japan to set up Siam Nippon Industrial Paper (SNP) plant, which will commence operations by mid-2014. The plant ...
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According to the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Pakistani oil and gas companies can operate comfortably in Indonesia and make reasonable profits. Mr Atif Ikram Sheikh chairman of FPCCI coordination Islamabad ...
P T Honda Prospect Motor (HPM), Honda's joint venture firm in Indonesia, has started construction of its new IDR3.1 trillion ($328m) automobile production plant in Karawang Industrial Park in a suburb of Jakarta. The new automobile plant, ...
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Japanese car maker Mitsubishi Motors has reported net sales of 1,807.3bn yen ($22.4bn) for the fiscal year 2011, a marginal decrease of 1% compared to 1,828.5bn yen ($22.62bn) over the previous fiscal year. The decrease in sales was ...
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Mazda Motor and Ford will invest $27m in their AutoAlliance Thailand (AAT) joint-venture plant in Rayong, Thailand. The new investment will increase pickup truck production capacity by 20,000 units per year, to 140,000, starting this May. ...
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Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) has started full production of the new Mirage global compact car at its Laem Chabang plant in Thailand. The new Mirage will be built at Mitsubishi Motors Thailand's (MMTh) new third factory at Laem Chabang, which ...
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Indian automobile maker Tata Motors is planning to build a new car manufacturing factory in Indonesia in 2013. According to the company, the proposed car factory that will produce low cost and environmentally friendly cars will serve the ...
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The automotive market in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regions is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 10.1% by 2018, according to a new report. Frost & Sullivan's report, 'CEO 360 Degree Perspective of ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor is planning to invest $358m to build a second assembly plant in Thailand with an initial annual production capacity of 75,000 units. Production at the new plant is expeceted to start in 2014 and the capacity ...
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Japanese carmaker Mazda Motor (MMC) is planning to establish a production and sales joint venture with its Malaysian local distributor Bermaz Motor in 2012. According to the carmaker, the new JV will further enhance its business and brand ...
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The Asean Economic Community (AEC), which would come into effect from 2015, would benefit the Thai apparel brands, rather than giving rise to stiff competition for them, according to Reno (Thailand) Co, manufacturer of fashion apparel brand ...
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The ‘International Symposium and Exhibition on Natural Dyes (ISEND) and the World Eco-Fibre and Textile (WEFT) Forum 2012’ will be held at Kuching, the capital city of Malaysian state of Sarawak, from 27th September to 1st ...
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Thailand is likely to be boosted as the Asean insurance centre, in an effort to help enhance the industry to provide related services to developed economies, the country's Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) has revealed. The country ...
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Eyeing penetration in the Japanese market,Thai lingerie producer and distributor Jintana Intertrade has entered into a Bt 1.1 billion five-year partnership deal with Sumikin Bussan Corporation,Thailand's The Nation reported.Vichai ...
Tags: Japanese market, lingerie, Jintana Intertrade, Sumikin Bussan Corporation
Italian tyre maker Pirelli is planning to build a new $126m tyre manufacturing plant in Indonesia, following the approval from the country's Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM). Pirelli had signed a deal in 2011 with component maker ...
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