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| SECTOR | IMPORTS | 5Y/YR | RANK | EXPORTS | 5Y/YR | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Machinery | $7.05B | -0.6% | 22 | $4.54B | +3.0% | 23 |
| Automation and Robotics | $4.40B | +3.9% | 13 | $3.33B | +7.8% | 20 |
| Pumps and Valves | $3.96B | +1.4% | 21 | $3.34B | -0.7% | 17 |
| Material Handling | $1.34B | +2.0% | 28 | $479.3M | -7.4% | 28 |
| Food Processing Equipment | $563.2M | -0.7% | 27 | $437.6M | +7.8% | 22 |
| Steel and Metal Products | $33.4B | +3.4% | 15 | $16.7B | +8.3% | 29 |
| Specialty Chemicals | $6.94B | +2.7% | 20 | $4.65B | +2.3% | 23 |
| Plastics and Polymers | $12.3B | +4.2% | 19 | $16.5B | +0.2% | 13 |
| Packaging | $1.36B | +5.0% | 25 | $2.06B | +0.7% | 18 |
| Industrial Textiles | $1.02B | +1.1% | 19 | $783.1M | +1.5% | 20 |
| Electrical Equipment | $10.6B | +5.8% | 20 | $11.7B | +9.1% | 14 |
| Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics | $28.3B | +14.3% | 13 | $24.6B | +5.7% | 11 |
| Automotive Components | $8.91B | -2.0% | 21 | $18.8B | +3.4% | 12 |
| Aerospace Components | $2.41B | +5.5% | 26 | $1.74B | +17.6% | 21 |
| Medical Devices | $1.93B | +5.3% | 31 | $1.96B | +7.0% | 32 |
| Construction Materials | $1.10B | +2.8% | 32 | $3.01B | +1.2% | 12 |
| HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration | $1.74B | +6.1% | 28 | $11.1B | +4.6% | 3 |
| Power Generation Equipment | $897.5M | -7.2% | 26 | $454.8M | -0.6% | 27 |
| Water Treatment Equipment | $472.4M | +1.4% | 31 | $389.1M | +6.0% | 23 |
| Mining Equipment | $1.14B | +1.7% | 32 | $1.48B | +3.3% | 20 |
World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Rengo's joint venture Thai Containers Group has approved an investment project to acquire 90% of Jin Zhong Fa Paper Industrial, a corrugated packaging manufacturer with one plant in Chonburi Province, Thailand. The deal brings Rengo's Thai corrugated plant count to 16.
SCG Packaging has completed the acquisition of a 90% stake in Jin Zhong Fa Paper Industrial, a corrugated containers producer in Chonburi, Thailand, for Baht 68 million. The deal adds 28,000 tonnes of annual capacity and will be consolidated from October 2026.
Indorama Ventures' Indovida unit, Suntory, Suntory PepsiCo Beverage Thailand and Iwatani formed a partnership bringing Flake-to-Preform direct recycling technology to Thailand through a joint venture. The venture is expected to produce preforms equivalent to about 400 million bottles annually, supplied to Suntory PepsiCo from 2028.
Indorama Ventures, Suntory Holdings, Suntory PepsiCo Beverage Thailand and Iwatani will develop commercial-scale circular PET packaging in Thailand via the Indovida venture, using flake-to-preform recycling technology. Output is expected to be about 400 million bottles' worth of preforms a year from 2028.
Kirloskar Pneumatic completed the purchase of 99.49% of Kirloskar South East Asia Co., a Bangkok-based compressor trader, for ₹4.95 crore in cash on August 3, 2026.
NatureWorks opened a fully integrated Ingeo biopolymer manufacturing facility in Thailand that will use locally sourced sugarcane as feedstock.
Burckhardt Compression is supplying boil-off gas compressor technology to the Map Ta Phut Phase III LNG import terminal in Thailand, developed by Gulf MTP LNG Terminal Company. Commercial operations are scheduled for Q1 2027.
Burckhardt Compression will supply Laby boil-off gas compressor units for the Map Ta Phut Phase III LNG import terminal in Thailand. The order was announced on 21 April 2026.
Everllence, formerly MAN Energy Solutions, secured a contract to supply two compressor skids with radial barrel compressors for Thailand's first carbon capture and storage project at the Arthit gas field, developed by PTTEP.
KITZ Corporation will build a new factory building of about 4,650 m² inside its KITZ (Thailand) Amata plant in Chon Buri to expand butterfly valve output for data centers. The investment is about 175 million Thai baht, with operations starting in the second half of 2026.
Salvalco is building a 1,000 square metre aerosol valve factory in the Nakhon Nayok region near Bangkok, Thailand, with contract manufacturing partner Sanit & Sons. The facility is due to be operational in January 2026.
ORG Packaging is investing CNY1.1 billion (about USD150 million) in two new canmaking facilities in Thailand and Kazakhstan. The report is dated 5 August 2025.
ORG Packaging announced on August 1, 2025 that its subsidiary Bena Packaging (Thailand) will build a two-piece aluminium can line with 700 million cans annual capacity at Rojana Ayutthaya Industrial Park, with an investment of about 441.6 million yuan.
OJI Thailand installed and commissioned an Aopack BM3000-HD corrugated box maker at its Thailand facility in August 2025. The machine follows deployments at OJI subsidiaries in Japan.
Chubby Gorilla has opened a new manufacturing facility in Thailand to boost production capacity and supply U.S. customers. The plant makes bottles, containers and closures.
Alpla Packaging (Thailand) held a grand opening for its new factory on February 11, 2025, which will expand its production capacity. Tokura (Thailand) Co., Ltd. managed the construction project.
Viscofan inaugurated a new production plant in Rayong, Thailand, for finishing cellulosic and collagen casings, after an investment of close to EUR 22 million. The 30,000 m² site has 8,630 m² of floor space and will also serve Southeast Asia.
Valmet will supply its Valmet IQ Quality Control System for a corrugator at Inter Eastern Container's Prachinburi mill in Thailand. The order value was not disclosed and delivery is due in December 2024.
Valmet will supply its IQ Quality Control System for a corrugator to Inter Eastern Container Co. in Prachinburi, Thailand, with delivery due in December 2024; the value was not disclosed.
deSter will make a multi-million investment in production equipment at its Prachinburi, Thailand site to double its wet molded fiber capacity to 250 million trays and bowls per year. The investment was announced on July 25, 2024.
SCG Packaging (SCGP) completed the acquisition of a 90% stake in VEM Thailand, a polymer injection molding maker in Rayong, through its Singapore subsidiary for up to Bt146.2 million (US$4m). The deal was announced on 1 July 2024.
Valmet will supply a Valmet IQ quality control system for a corrugator at Thai Containers Group's corrugated containers plant in Rayong, Thailand, to reduce warped board and waste. Delivery is due in Q4 2024 with start-up in Q1 2025.
Valmet will supply an IQ quality control system for a corrugator to Thai Containers Group's corrugated containers plant in Rayong, Thailand, with delivery in Q4 2024 and start-up in Q1 2025. The order value was not disclosed.
Bangkok Glass, BG Container Glass and Singha acquired a combined 25.1% stake in Bangkok Can Manufacturing from Toyo Seikan in a deal valued at over THB 499 million.
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems received a full-turnkey EPC order from a Gulf Energy and Mitsui joint venture for a 5,300MW natural-gas combined-cycle plant near Bangkok, with a long-term service agreement, announced on 9 February 2018.
