Speciality Chemicals segment to be growth segments. The acquired business is fully integrated downstream in Surfactants (used in personal and home care) and in Propylene Oxides (used in insulation and foam
achieved strong earnings, a growth of 49% in core EBIDTA or $749 mil- lion which is on track to deliver over $1 Billion in annual EBITDA in 2017, the first time in the history of the Company. The strong
margin decreased 5% from Q1/2018, because of the growth rate of natural gas price and the rise in finance cost from interest payment and short-term loan financing fee related to the acquisition of GLOW
percent, driven mainly by a favorable growth of the global economy which positively impacts on export sector, an acceleration of public investment along with the progress of key investment projects and
sentiment, accompanied by growth in public investment which resembled the growth rate from the same period last year. All in all, economic drivers continued to perform well particularly merchandise exports
$1.4 billion, driven by volume growth and higher margin realization. In 4Q18, core EBITDA increased by 24% YoY to $318 million, supported by higher volume. In 4Q18, core EBITDA per ton was stable
expanded more than year 2016. In addition, the expansion of automotive industry and tourism sector were said to be another two significant factors that stimulated Thai economic growth for this quarter. The
signs of recovery especially in 4Q17 as evident by the more broad-based recovery from the external sectors to the domestic sectors. With exports registering a growth of 10.0% for the first 11 months of
from the slow economic growth of trading partners, the protectionist trade policies between the US and China, the down-cycle of electronic products and also from the decline in global oil prices together
. Overall market environment During the second quarter of 2019, the growth momentum for the Thai economy slowed down from both the domestic and external demand. Private investment contracted both in