Siam Cement Group Explained

The Siam Cement Pcl.
(Siam Cement Group)
ปูนซิเมนต์ไทย
Type:Public
Industry:Conglomerate
Foundation:
Bangkok, Siam
Founder:Vajiravudh, King Rama VI
Location City:Bang Sue, Bangkok
Key People:Air Chief Marshal Satitpong Sukvimol (Chairman),
Roongrote Rangsiyopash (CEO)[1]
Products:cement, chemicals, construction, packaging, solar roof, investment, logistics
Revenue: 399.9 billion baht [2]
Net Income: 34.1 billion baht
Assets: 749.3 billion baht
Num Employees:53,728
Divisions:Cement-Building Materials Business
Chemicals Business
Packaging Business
Location Country:Thailand
Homepage:www.scg.com

The Siam Cement Public Company Limited (SCG;) is the largest and oldest cement and building material company in Thailand and Southeast Asia.[3] In 2016, SCG was also ranked as the second largest company in Thailand and the 604th largest public company in the world by Forbes.[4] The company is SET50 and SETHD-listed and an industry benchmark. The company's major shareholder is King Vajiralongkorn, which owns 30 percent of Siam Cement's shares.

Consolidated revenues were 450 billion baht (US$14 billion) in FY2017. The cement and building materials unit contributed 38 percent; 44 percent from the chemicals unit; and 18 percent from the packaging unit. In 2016, SCG was ranked No.1 of the top graduate employer in Thailand polled by Asia Internship Program.[5]

SCG was founded to set up the first cement plant in Bangkok, Thailand by a royal decree of King Rama VI (Vajiravudh) in 1913. Since then, the company has expanded into various businesses with three core business units: SCG Cement-building materials; SCG Chemicals; and SCG Packaging.[6] Now, SCG heavily invests their company into Southeast Asia regions including packaging businesses in Malaysia, a petrochemical complex in Vietnam, and many cement plants around the regions.

SCG employs approximately 54,000 employees. The products are marketed domestically and exported to all regions of the world. Cementhai Holding Co., Ltd. oversees SCG's investment in various businesses. Most are joint ventures with international companies, for example, Kubota,[7] Yamato Kogyo, Aisin Takaoka Group, Nippon Steel, Toyota Motor, Michelin, Hayes Lemmerz, Siam Mitsui, and Dow Chemical company.[8] [9]

Research and development

SCG emphasizes research and development. In 2016, R&D spending was one percent of sales and value-added products contributed more than 35 percent of sales. In 2017, HVA products accounted for nearly 40 percent of sales.

Siam Research and Innovation Company Limited conducts research and development of new products and services related to cement, mortar, concrete, building materials, 3D printing, prefabrication, recycled aggregate, and refractory.[10]

In 2014, SCG Chemicals acquired 51 percent of Norner[11] for developing plastic and polymer technology.[12] In 2017, SCG received the "Asia IP Elite 2016" award for the third consecutive year. The award is given by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM), a leading magazine in strategic management of intellectual property.[13]

Sponsorship

The Siam Cement Group is sponsor of football, badminton, and golf events in Thailand and Southeast Asia.[14] [15] [16]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Apisitniran . Lamonphet . Keeping SCG nimble in a disruptive age . 2019-03-24 . Bangkok Post . 2019-03-23.
  2. Book: Annual Report 2020. The Siam Cement Public Company Limited.
  3. News: Top 75 global cement companies. 16 January 2017. Global Cement. 2013-12-09.
  4. News: The World's Biggest Public Companies. n.d.. 2017-08-06. Forbes.
  5. Web site: 7 companies Gen Y (Thai) want to work 2016. 14 March 2016.
  6. Book: Annual Report 2017. n.d.. The Siam Cement Public Company Limited. 6 August 2017.
  7. Web site: Company History. Siam Kubota Corporation Co., Ltd.. 6 August 2017.
  8. Web site: SCG Investment. SCG. 16 January 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301225527/http://www.scg.co.th/en/ir/financial_overview.html. 1 March 2017.
  9. Web site: Structure of Company. www.scgchemicals.com. en. 2017-08-05.
  10. Web site: SRI at a Glance. Siam Research and Innovation Company, Ltd.. 2017-08-05.
  11. Web site: About Norner. 2017-08-06.
  12. Web site: SCG Chemicals enters as a strategic investor into Norner. Norner. 2014-12-05.
  13. Web site: SCG Wins Asia IP Elite Award For Third Consecutive Year At IP Business Congress Asia 2016. Press release. www.publicnow.com. en. 2017-08-05.
  14. Web site: บริษัท ปูนซิเมนต์ไทย จำกัด (มหาชน).
  15. Web site: เครือซิเมนต์ไทย (SCG) จัดทัพนักตบลูกขนไก่รุ่นเยาว์มาปะทะขบวนดาราปลุกกระแสเยาวชนมาเล่นกีฬาแบดมินตัน.
  16. Web site: Scgสนับสนุน4โปรสาวไทย! สู้ศึกกอล์ฟแอลพีจีเอทัวร์ปีที่6.