Thailand's Amata, Sweden's Saab to build aerospace parts plant in Thailand

Reuters Staff

 

BANGKOK,  (Reuters) - Thailand’s Amata Corporation Pcl and Sweden’s Saab AB expect to jointly build an aerospace parts plant and a pilot training centre in Thailand next year to tap growing demand in the region, Amata’s chief said on Thursday.

 

The aerospace sector is among targeted industries that Thailand wants to promote as a new engine of growth and as it strives to become an aviation hub in Asia.

 

“At present, the air transport industry is booming... and this joint venture is to meet growth in the aviation industry,” Vikrom Kromadit, chief executive officer of Amata, Thailand’s biggest industrial developer, told reporters. He did not give further details on the tie-up with Saab.

 

Airports of Thailand Pcl, the country’s largest airport operator, said in June it planned to spend about 220 billion baht ($6.6 billion) by 2025 expanding its airports to handle a surge in tourists. It expects about 135 million passengers in the current fiscal year from October.

 

On Thursday, Amata and Saab also signed a memorandum of understanding to study areas of collaboration to develop an “Amata Smart City and Aerospace City”, which will be located in the eastern province of Chonburi.

 

“Saab is pleased that Amata has chosen Saab, and Sweden, as a partner for the Smart City and Aerospace City concepts,” Håkan Buskhe, president and chief executive officer of Saab, said in a statement.

 

Saab develops products, services and solutions for the aerospace, defence and civil security markets worldwide. It opened its Thai headquarters in Bangkok in 1998.

 

($1 = 33.34 baht)

 

(Reporting by Wirat Buranakanokthanasan; Writing by Orathai Sriring; Editing by Christopher Cushing)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-10-06

It would not surprise me if more Swedish/German/French/Italian companies opened production centres in SE Asia in order to survive,as their native societies are gradually getting destroyed by the cancerous infestation of an alien, non productive, culture.

On Friday, October 06, 2017 at 6:59 AM, John1012 said:

It would not surprise me if more Swedish/German/French/Italian companies opened production centres in SE Asia in order to survive,as their native societies are gradually getting destroyed by the cancerous infestation of an alien, non productive, culture.

It would not surprise me if you had recently stopped taking your medication.

On 10/10/2017 at 8:56 AM, joecoolfrog said:

It would not surprise me if you had recently stopped taking your medication.

You are quite correct, I have stopped taking my myopic liberal capsules. I am seeing the  invasion of the  highly productive industrial powerhouses of Europe by a parasitical influx of non productive immigrants, from countries that have no industry, poor education and no work ethic. Their sole purpose seems to be to eventually dominate and replace the native populace. If this is the case who is going to work in the industries of the European countries? Who is going to teach ? Who is  going generate the funds to support this parasitical influx? Those leading industrial giants will be looking to protect their legacies by relocating production to areas of the world where there is still a workforce that is willing to learn and work. This will not happen this generation, but unless Europe starts rejecting this parasitical burden  it will happen.

1 minute ago, John1012 said:

You are quite correct, I have stopped taking my myopic liberal capsules. I am seeing the  invasion of the  highly productive industrial powerhouses of Europe by a parasitical influx of non productive immigrants, from countries that have no industry, poor education and no work ethic. Their sole purpose seems to be to eventually dominate and replace the native populace. If this is the case who is going to work in the industries of the European countries? Who is going to teach ? Who is  going generate the funds to support this parasitical influx? Those leading industrial giants will be looking to protect their legacies by relocating production to areas of the world where there is still a workforce that is willing to learn and work. This will not happen this generation, but unless Europe starts rejecting this parasitical burden  it will happen.

 

You do have many points in your facts, but perhaps a questionnable choice in a somewhat harsh wording....pity !

6 hours ago, John1012 said:

You are quite correct, I have stopped taking my myopic liberal capsules. I am seeing the  invasion of the  highly productive industrial powerhouses of Europe by a parasitical influx of non productive immigrants, from countries that have no industry, poor education and no work ethic. Their sole purpose seems to be to eventually dominate and replace the native populace. If this is the case who is going to work in the industries of the European countries? Who is going to teach ? Who is  going generate the funds to support this parasitical influx? Those leading industrial giants will be looking to protect their legacies by relocating production to areas of the world where there is still a workforce that is willing to learn and work. This will not happen this generation, but unless Europe starts rejecting this parasitical burden  it will happen.

An interesting discussion but why the need to troll a completely unrelated thread. That action suggests extreme paranoia which might be seen to somewhat weaken your position.

will they be delivered in plastic bags, Like everything else in Thailand.

On ‎6‎/‎10‎/‎2017 at 4:59 PM, John1012 said:

It would not surprise me if more Swedish/German/French/Italian companies opened production centres in SE Asia in order to survive,as their native societies are gradually getting destroyed by the cancerous infestation of an alien, non productive, culture.

Simple, its cheaper to manufacture. Plus the accommodation is western, food is becoming more western and the great night life for entertaining clients and brass.