by low core ROCE for EMEA region and EBITDA/t due to transition year of Artlant PTA and Egypt PET acquisitions made in last six months undergoing startup/ramp-up.  Improvement in West PTA and PET

were the investment for machine and equipment improvement as well as an addition investment of machine and equipment in Jiangsu Plant. Inventories increased Baht 39.38 million in order to support order

ประกอบธุรกิจ สำหรับ กิจการขนาดเล็กหรือกิจการเริ่มต้น (SME/Startup) ที่ผ่านมายังมีข้อจำกัดในการเข้าถึงแหล่งเงินทุน ทั้งทีห่ลาย แห่งมีนโยบายทางธุรกิจที่มีศักยภาพ ซึ่งอาจทำให้เสียโอกาสในการเติบโตในทางธุรกิจ

costs as our fuel expenses have increased in recent months in line with the general trends on the solid fuel market. The operational efficiency improvement projects will along with fixed cost discipline

that Golden Lime and Saraburi Quicklime offers to its customers (high level of supply security based on total 9 kilns in operation, continuous improvement of quality, services in logistics and

acquisition of Spindletop and startup of Lake Charles cracker did not provide us the typical earnings which we had built in our business case. Our strong balance sheet and the strategic fit of these gas based

of 77.2% and 74.5%, respectively. Product mix differentiation (the slowdown of Automotive sector and the startup of Network Switch line) and the Thai Baht appreciation against the USD together with the

impact of BOI. EBITDA was 4% lower than 2016, however Q4 showed significant improvement versus same period last year. Moreover, net income has increased 4% as there was lower depreciation for the year

rendering a financial support that will later generate the right to acquire shares of such business, and being 2 involved in the supervision of the business plan, the operation or the improvement of the

first half of 2019. On the costs side SG&A has again shown further improvement and versus 2017 overall dropped 1% as a percentage of revenue as the synergies of integrating Saraburi Quicklime impact