, driven by improvement in the aromatics, PET, olefins and fibers, offset by IPA normalization. Annual production increased by 14% YoY to 10.4 million tons, driven by PET acquisitions in Brazil and Egypt
expected to move downward. However, inflation pressure from higher oil prices may cause interest rates to remain unchanged during the second half of the year. In the primary market, the government plans to
percent, edging up slightly from 0.6 percent in 2017 given steady improvement in overall domestic demand. On December 19, 2018, the Bank of Thailand raised the policy rate for the first time in seven years
competitiveness enhancement in both short and long term. Selling and administrative expenses Selling and administrative expenses (including research and development – R&D) in 2018 went up 5.8% from 2017 and keep
customer behavior, and an improvement in the Omni Channel system; this is in parallel with the implementation of health care and safety protocols for both associates and customers, which has seen online
percentage of sales has increased from 24.97% in the previous year to 25.71% due to change in product sales mix of general merchandise and the enhancement of directly sourced private-label goods, as well as
finished product increased from the move to expand transactions with its trade partners and introducing new products, under the company’s strategic plan to expand the business. Marketing Business Group
from the first inspection cycle (2010-2012) to 2019, the first year of the 4th inspection cycle (2019-2021), showed promising overall improvement despite the SEC’s more intensive inspection in several
the figure seen on December 31, 2018, because of purchases of more equipment items to serve demand from the market and the enhancement of service standard at the Studio Park project. The total
enhancement of fundraisers’ sustainability and the promotion for the capital market to become a key driver for achieving the nation’s sustainable development goals (SDGs). (4) Capital market is developed and