THAILAND Local industries are recovering from last year’s devastating floods that struck large parts of Thailand, but another pressing issue is getting the country – and the rest of the region – ready to implement common regulations for the transport of dangerous goods, as David Hayes reports
Union Petrochemical (UKEM), a major Thai importer and distributor of solvents and other chemicals, has announced a second quarter 2008 net profit of Baht 18.4m ($0.5m), up considerably on the Baht 10.8m achieved 12 months ago.
