18 Nov 2022
Industry
Amid the global green trends, many countries have imposed environmental measures and have increasingly started to use eco-friendly plastics (recycled plastics / bioplastics) to replace fossil-based plastics. Such actions have affected Thailand’s plastic resin industry, which still relies mainly on s... Read more
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30 Aug 2022
วุฒิสภาของสหรัฐได้เสนอร่างกฎหมาย Clean Competition Act ซึ่งประกอบด้วยมาตรการกำหนดการกลไกราคาคาร์บอน (Carbon Pricing) สำหรับสินค้าที่ผลิตในประเทศ และมาตรการปรับราคาคาร์บอนก่อนข้ามพรมแดน (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: US-CBAM) สำหรับสินค้านำเข้า โดยกลุ่มอุตสาหกรรมเป้าหมาย ได้แก่ ผลิตและกลั่นปิโต... Read more
29 Aug 2022
KResearch views that an increase in the average daily minimum wage by 5 percent starting October 1, 2022 will affect industrial costs in the last quarter of this year and into next year. This may lead to an average cost increase of around 0.5 percent and a decrease in operating profit by an average ... Read more
22 Jul 2022
Presently, competition in the domestic car market, particularly the BEV market, has changed significantly. Thailand has undertaken greater efforts of investment to retain its domestic automotive industry by providing extensive support from this year through to 2025. ... Read more
7 Apr 2022
Amid rising electricity costs, driven by elevated fossil fuel prices as a result of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, bright prospects are being seen in solar rooftop investment in the business sector as entrepreneurs have to save on electricity costs while also responding to the clean energy trend even as... Read more
1 Apr 2022
New supportive measures introduced by the government have substantially helped bolster the Thai BEV market. Intense competition has quickly been seen in the BEV market as Chinese carmakers capitalized on the timing, when mainstream carmakers were unprepared, to seize their share of the BEV market vi... Read more
28 Mar 2022
The Thai industrial sector, which is heavily dependent on raw material imports, is set to experience higher production costs as global raw material prices are projected to stay at elevated levels during most of the remainder of 2022 if the Russia-Ukraine war is prolonged and sanctions against Russ... Read more
17 Mar 2022
KResearch expects that food and beverage (F&B) spending in the country during 2022 will reach THB2.57-2.59 trillion, an increase of 1.9-2.7 percent, against the 2.5 percent growth reported for 2021. The increase will be supported by a 3.1 percent rise in their prices in line with elevated processing... Read more
16 Mar 2022
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31 Jan 2022
KResearch is of the view that despite improving signs seen in the COVID-19 situation, which may cause demand for related medicines to decline from the preceding year, existing local patients and some segments of international patients, who have common diseases, are expected to gradually resume medic... Read more
30 Dec 2021
The government will soon announce measures to boost domestic demand for battery electric vehicles (BEVs), with the aim of maintaining their prices at a level closer to those of petrol-driven cars. KResearch views that car manufacturers who would benefit from the initiatives may be limited to those e... Read more
23 Dec 2021
In recent times, the concept of the ‘metaverse’ has been attracting more attention worldwide. Operators planning to utilize the metaverse in their businesses are primarily focused on seeking new forms of business opportunities in the consumer market, whether it is a new retail sales channel that cre... Read more
30 Nov 2021
KResearch is of the view that Thai pet food exports will continue to enjoy bright prospects ahead. For 2022, we expect that the value of Thai pet food shipments will reach roughly USD2.4 billion, an increase of 20 percent, which would be a slight decline from the 23 percent growth projected for 2021... Read more
18 Nov 2021
This year, Thailand’s motorcycle market has been seriously affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, diminishing consumers’ purchasing power. As the principal buyers, grassroots customers have been particularly affected. For the entirety of 2021, KResearch projects that total motorcycle sales may be aroun... Read more
7 Oct 2021
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has affected new car production and sales, it has created two new developments in the second-hand car markets, both at home and abroad: 1) rising prices of used cars, and 2) the use of online channels for buying and selling preowned vehicles. However, prices of used ca... Read more
6 Oct 2021
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, smart factory solutions (SFS) service has tended to grow at an accelerated pace, as opposed to the gradual growth seen during the pre-pandemic period. This has been boosted by demand from large companies forced to make adjustments to lessen their dependence on manua... Read more
13 Sep 2021
The Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on September 21, 2021, presents another challenging year for the mooncake business due to the protracted COVID-19 pandemic, which is much worse than the previous year. As a result, consumer purchasing power remains weak, and this may affect the decision to purcha... Read more
23 Aug 2021
Following more than a year of an anti-dumping investigation into tires imported from Thailand, the US has finally ruled that passenger vehicle and light truck tires imported from Thailand are subject to anti-dumping (AD) duties. As a result, prices of such Thai tires in the US have risen, although t... Read more
9 Aug 2021
Alternative proteins, which are among food techs, have emerged as one of the top consumer trends and thrived over the past few years. KResearch is of the view that the alternative protein market in Thailand is set to grow in the future as such products are now available through numerous channels whi... Read more
5 Aug 2021
Amid the current global green trends, Thailand’s polylactic acid (PLA) exports have gradually increased at a faster rate than growth in global PLA demand over the years. The rise is primarily attributable to the fact that Thai PLA producers have been able to bolster their annual manufacturing capaci... Read more
29 Jul 2021
With the most recent wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Delta variant has established itself as a major global threat, having spurred a surge in the number of cases across many countries, including Thailand. It may also impact economies worldwide over the long term if the outbreak is not successfull... Read more
9 Jul 2021
KResearch is of the view that the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, which recently prompted the government to reimpose lockdowns and curfews in high-risk zones, has caused consumers to embrace frugality or thrift. As snacks are generally perceived as non-essential products, their consumption rate is set ... Read more
6 Jul 2021
The technological transition to electric vehicles (EVs) on a global scale has led to the emergence of a new business model that differs from the model currently adopted by mainstream automakers. Such model comes in the form of EV contract manufacturing (EVCM) on an open EV platform which allows new ... Read more
25 Jun 2021
The world’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic has led KReseach to assess that Thai printed circuit board shipments will grow roughly 20.1-24.1 percent in 2021, or equivalent to USD1,573-1,626 million. The increase is expected to be bolstered by strong demand for products in the ICT catego... Read more
24 Jun 2021
In 2023, it is expected that the European Union (EU) will use a Carbon Border Adjustment (CBA) mechanism for goods and services that are imported from third non-EU countries as part of the European Green Deal – an ambitious package of measures aimed at preserving Europe’s natural environment. During... Read more
28 May 2021
KResearch has assessed that Thai auto exports in 2021 should improve from the previous year, thanks in large part to the economic recovery of major trading partners in Oceania and Asia. At the same time, an increasing number of Japanese car manufacturers are using Thailand as a production base for e... Read more
7 May 2021
A new paradigm in global investment flows is being seen as the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered massive supply chain adjustments. Realizing the fragility of global supply chains and the intensifying trade and technology war between the US and China, multi-national companies have begun to diversify ri... Read more
29 Apr 2021
Since late 2020, the global automotive industry has been experiencing a microprocessor chip shortage. The principal reason for this crisis is the fragile structure of the automotive chip manufacturing industry. Demand and supply volatility for these chips has been triggered by multiple factors, incl... Read more
Although the government did not announce lockdown restrictions to cope with the latest wave of COVID-19, the highest number of daily infections since the start of the pandemic here has not only triggered concern among Thai consumers about their future income, but also affected overall domestic consu... Read more
5 Apr 2021
Thai HDD exports overall are projected to record steady contraction in terms of volume and value during 2021, pressured by disappointing consumer HDD shipments, resulting from a transition towards the SSD technology. It is projected that the volume and value of consumer HDD shipments will shrink wit... Read more
2 Apr 2021
On March 24, 2021, the National Electric Vehicle Policy Committee set a new target for Thailand’s electric vehicle production, with the objective of promoting the country to become one of the world’s important production bases for zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). Under this challenging target, 100 per... Read more
31 Mar 2021
The Thai lithium-ion battery industry is set to post steady growth ahead, thanks to increased investment from mainstream auto makers to accommodate growth in the production of their electric vehicles (xEVs) in Thailand and from entrepreneurs in the Thai energy industry, who have seen business opport... Read more
16 Mar 2021
KResearch projects that the sales of Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) in 2021 will likely amount to 48,000-50,000 units, or growth of 63-70 percent YoY. Such innovative vehicles are set to become the standard models for numerous car brands, providing the f... Read more
12 Mar 2021
KResearch is of the view that although Thais have increasingly attached importance to environmental problems, their decision to purchase eco-friendly products and services may depend on many factors. These include whether such products and services help address environmental issues, or not, and thei... Read more
25 Feb 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly bolstered global demand for microchips. This is because it has triggered changes in the business sector and prompted consumers to increasingly use digital technology in their businesses and daily life while also accelerating the transition towards 5G technolog... Read more