Siam Malaya Glass Organizes First Column Installation Ceremony at S I L Industial Land (Saraburi)

In the picture: Yam Tengku Syarif Bendahara Perlis Syed Badarudin Jamalullail (4th front from right), Chairman of Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd, is congratulated by Mr. Narongsak Chatchaval (3rd front from left), Manager of S I L Industrial Land (Saraburi), while Mr. Vanich Chaiyawan (4th front from left) Vice Chairman of Thai Asia Pacific Brewery Co., Ltd. Mr. Thana Chaiprasit (2nd front from left) Chairman of Siam Glass Industry Co., Ltd, Mr. Apisak Kamwan, (2nd front from right) Senior Manager Customer Development of Hemaraj Land And Development Plc and others look on.

Siam Malaya Glass (Thailand) Co., Ltd (or “SMGT”), a producer of glass bottles organized the first column installation ceremony for its manufacturing plant at S I L Industrial Land (Saraburi), managed and developed by Hemaraj Land And Development Plc.

In line with the expansion of the beverage market, SMGT purchased 53 rai of land at S I L Industrial Land (Saraburi) to set up the bottle manufacturing plant with a production capacity of 70,000 tons of beer bottles, supplementary drink bottles, and wide/narrow mouth bottles. Construction of the plant has begun in February 2006 and the plant is expected to be operational by October 2007. SMGT, which has a registered capital of Baht 660 million, is a Malaysian-Thai joint venture in which Malaya Glass Products Sdn Bhd, a group company of Frazer & Neave Holdings of Malaysia, Thai Asia Pacific Brewery Co., Ltd, and Siam Glass Industry Co., Ltd hold 70%, 20% and 10% stakes respectively.

SMGT will supply the bottles to various leading beer and supplymentary drink brands. The company chose S I L Industrial Land (Saraburi) to set up its manufacturing facility in view of its proximity to its customer base and the high quality infrastructure.