%. This was due to the higher selling price in Q3/2017 resulting from plant maintenance shutdown of some producers. Total selling and administrative expenses increased from Baht 30.4 million in Q3/2017 to
Natural FA could be competitive to Synthetic FA. Moreover, Natural FA supply was relatively tight as Brazil producer and many Chinese producers have reduced their production, since they were affected by the
every segment. There is a positive structural change in PET business in the western markets due to financial stress with two major PET producers operating in these markets. PET margins are recovering back
Notification is to prevent risks associated with the operations of derivatives brokers and the trading and settlement system of derivatives exchange as well as to enhance operational efficiency of market makers
announced in 2nd quarter this year. Even though the imports into the USA will always be a competitive factor given the large 4 available capacity abroad, such actions place IVL and other domestic producers as
, supply for Natural Fatty Alcohol was tight in some regions, as some Fatty Alcohol producers shutdown from volatility of crude palm kernel oil in quarter 2/2017. 6M/2017 Market P2F (Product to Feed) of
tight supply from shutdown of some Natural Fatty Alcohols producers in China and India in avoidance of risk during volatile crude palm kernel oil price. With this opportunity, the company ramped up our
) market, in 2Q2018, Natural FA price was being more competitive to Synthetic FA price and supply of Natural FA was a bit dwindled due to few producers in China cut their production. From above reasons, GGC
synthetic fatty alcohols price and also supply of natural fatty alcohols has slightly dwindled due to maintenance shutdown of some producers, hence demand for natural fatty alcohols was still in good