POLYMER ENERGY
Firms bid to make fuel from plastic
Crude oil imports 'could be cut by 12%'
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Thai AirAsia offers lower airfares
Thai AirAsia has introduced its "Knock-Out Sale 2007", offering extremely low airfares starting at Bt55 for domestic routes and Bt255 for international routes
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PP PARAWOOD
Furniture firm turns its focus to Europe
The stronger baht squeezes sales of company's high-end items to US
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Suspension of US talks offers time for reflection
The recent announcement by the United States to suspend free-trade talks will give Thailand more time to study the positive and negative impacts and create public understanding on the issue, the government and private sectors said yesterday.
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IN BRIEF
Fruit processor :Dole's Hua Hin plant awarded SA8000 workplace, human-rights certification
The Dole Packaged Foods fruit-processing factory in Hua Hin has been certified to the Social Accountability International SA8000 workplace and human-rights standard.
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Asia Metal to offer new shares for factory expansion
Asia Metal will determine the price of its share issue next year because it is waiting for more favourable stock market conditions, managing director Chusak Yongvongphaiboon said yesterday.
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SEA HORSE/POWER ENERGY
Key player may be in both camps
Shareholders of Power Energy, the firm in which Sea Horse is about to buy a majority stake, may be the same group as the new major shareholder of Sea Horse, a source from a brokerage house said yesterday.
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Power Line to up capital
Power Line Engineering is to increase its capital by 180 million shares via private placement at market price, as well as increase its investment in Today Asset (Thailand).
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Company reports
CHARN ISSARA DEVELOPMENT said it would increase its investment in CIN Estate Co Ltd by Bt142.5 million to Bt150 million, in order to maintain its shareholding at 60 per cent.
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Stock focus
Sri Trang Agro Industry
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Japan's Iseki looks to up Thai presence
The Kingdom's rapidly growing agricultural sector has prompted Japan-based machinery manufacturer Iseki & Co to increase its Thai profile by appointing Agro Industrial Machinery as its local distributor.
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Amway looks more to health
Amway (Thailand) will focus more on its beauty and health operations and corporate social responsibility starting from next year, as it enters its third decade of doing business in Thailand, company founder and president Preecha Prakobkit said yesterday.
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PTTEP mulls refinancing options for samurai bonds
PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) is considering whether to issue baht-denominated bonds or bills of exchange, or a mixture of both, to refinance US$193 million (Bt7 billion) worth of maturing bonds next year.
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DPC looking at Bt2.5-bn increase
Major wholesale handset distributor Digital Phone (DPC) has set its sights on sales of 3.4 million units this year, up from last year's 2.6 million, thanks to heavy promotional campaigns by cellular operators.
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Thailand, EU to discuss chicken tariffs
The Trade Negotiations Department is to meet with the European Union in Bangkok to discuss ways to settle chicken import tariffs in the EU.
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Small retailers threaten marathon protest
Small retailers yesterday threatened to hold a marathon protest in front of the National Legislative Assembly office within the next two weeks if the government failed to help them control the expansion of multinational retailers.
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Indian wine maker calls for different treatment
India's Samant Some Wines, owner of the "Sula Vineyards" brand, yesterday urged the Thai authorities to separate wine from other alcoholic beverages in launching such control measures as taxes, excise duties, brand registration and price.
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LATE NEWS
Chinese business :PwC to up investment
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said yesterday it is committed to increasing its investment in China by up to US$100 million (Bt3.7 billion) on top of the $200m already invested in the country, to assist Chinese companies to restructure, list and compete in the global arena.
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Thais seeking happiness, and a return to their roots
In a significant change in behaviour, Thais are seeking more happiness and striving for balance in their life compared to last year, a local market research firm said yesterday.
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McThai maps out aggressive expansion
After being taking over by cinema tycoon Vicha Poolvaraluck, McThai on Sunday announced its five-year plan to speed up expansion of the McDonald's restaurant chain in Thailand.
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Bt5-bn airport lawsuit hints at collusion
JP-One Asset (JP-One), operator of an aviation-fuel pipeline to Suvarnabhumi Airport, has filed a lawsuit claiming Bt5.1 billion in damages against competing fuel transporter Thai Petroleum (Thappline) and its directors, most of whom are representatives of PTT and other oil companies, for violating the Trade Competition Act.
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PTT to lose privileges
PTT is to be stripped of its privileges after the National Energy Policy Office (Nepo) yesterday agreed to amend the Royal Decree that allowed the oil and gas company to retain power over "national assets" after its privatisation.
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Rival brewers stake claims as new ad-ban regulations approach
The beer parks in front of CentralWorld in Bangkok will be the first battlefield contested by the country's three major brewers under the new advertising-ban rules.
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STREET WISE
Can he sneak back in unseen?
With seven weeks having passed since the military seized power, the big news lately has been ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's attempt to return to the country
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