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The Investor Club Association visits Duy Tan Plastic Company

On March 24th, 2023, The Investor Club Association under Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) visited Duy Tan Plastic Company (Long An Factory).

Duy Tan Plastic Company (Duy Tan Long An Factory) is honored to become the meeting hub for information sharing between Thai and foreign investors. This is considered a good opportunity for both parties to update their knowledge about plastic production processes, machinery, raw materials, etc. In addition, in this visit, Duy Tan is also very pleased to welcome members from the SCG Group in Thailand.

During the visit, Duy Tan had the chance to greet and invite the visitors to the factory, PET workshop, Injection workshop, warehouse, and showroom in Long An to introduce the production process from preparation to production and finished goods. 

Besides, the experts also had a meeting with Duy Tan’s Board of Directors to share about the economic and investment situation in Vietnam, Thailand, the world in general, especially the exchange of information on investment priorities between Thailand and Vietnam. Topics such as: applying knowledge and information to improve the services of the IC and BOI, building networks with related organizations in Vietnam, researching and monitoring innovations, new technologies, etc. were also discussed during the meeting.  

Duy Tan Long An is the largest factory of Duy Tan Plastic with an area of up to 181,000 m2. Towards green and environmentally friendly production, in 2020, the factory put into operation a solar energy system to replace the grid electricity to serve the production process and will release the full capacity of the electricity investment projects in the future to ensure safe and continuous electricity supply. As of 2023, Duy Tan Plastic has gone through 36 years of development, continuously achieving the High-Quality Vietnamese Goods title voted by consumers for 27 consecutive years and receiving many awards and sustainable development certifications such as ISCC Plus. With the vision of becoming the leading plastic manufacturer in ASEAN, in 2021, Duy Tan Plastic signed a strategic cooperation agreement and merged 70% with SCGP – a company belonging to the SCG Group from Thailand.

In addition to consistently applying creativity and innovation to develop high-quality products with the best possible functionality and aesthetic appeal, Duy Tan Plastic also builds its connections, absorbs knowledge from foreign experts, and keeps up with the most recent technological advancements in order to maintain the supply chain, enhance the production process, and develop a contemporary, environmentally friendly production process.

Note: THAILAND BOARD OF INVESTMENT (BOI) – Website: https://www.boi.go.th/
 

SCGP and MCOT launch “MCOT Cares: Paper – Cycle – Separate, Exchange, Renew,” separating used paper for recycling.

           SCGP joins hands with MCOT in launching the “MCOT Cares: Paper-Cycle Separation, Exchange, Renew Project” to promote sharing on waste separation for reuse and increase participation among MCOT employees in the headquarters and the regions. They have separated and collected 3 types of wastepaper in the office: carton box, black and white paper, and mixed types of paper, and delivered them to the SCGP Recycle team to properly recycle. The used paper has also been exchanged for new office paper. The goal in 2023 is to collect 3,000 kilograms of used paper and send them to the recycling process in exchange for over 100 reams of new paper.

 

          This project expands the network of sustainability partners of SCGP Recycle, through knowledge promoting and behavior creating for waste materials segregation at sources, from the consumers’ hand. Allowing resources to be circulated for efficient use according to The Circular Economy principle, reducing the amount of contaminated waste that cannot be recycled. As a result, they must be disposed of by incineration or landfill. which contributes to the increase in the amount of greenhouse gases that cause global warming problems.

World Water Day 22 : Accelerating Change to Solve the Water and Sanitation Crisis

Our world has “water” as the main component to 70%. Every living thing on this planet needs water as a basic factor to live. But nowadays we are facing water scarcity. Due to the problem of Climate Change, which affects the water cycle on the planet. This, together with insufficient water management in many parts of the world, has led to a crisis in water security. The United Nations therefore sets March 22 of every year as World Water Day or World Water Day to remind the world of the importance of water.

 

This is in line with SCGP’s intention to strive for integrated water management for maximum efficiency. Including the restoration of ecosystems related to water sources. and support water for the community to use for agriculture in order to circulate the use of resources worthwhile and for the utmost benefit with the main strategies:

 

  • Set a target to reduce water use from external sources by 35% by 2025 compared to BAU at the base year of 2014. Currently, water usage from external sources can be reduced by 28% and recycled water usage is 16.3%.
  • Integrated water management by applying WRI’s AQUEDUCT water risk assessment tool to assess Water Stress in business areas across the ASEAN region. Together with the assessment of Business Continuity Management (BCM) for Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and jointly monitoring the trend of the water situation and setting guidelines for water resource management with the government, people and industry.
  • Continuously increase the efficiency of water use. By analyzing the use of water throughout the cycle. and find ways to improve the company’s water usage by modifying the technology in the production process. improvement of machinery and installation of new equipment
  • Install a modern and highly efficient biological water treatment system. To ensure that the quality of water meets the required standards. and install a real-time water quality monitoring system This makes it possible to check online.
  • Leading government agencies, community leaders and people’s representatives jointly inspect operations Participate in hearing and monitoring environmental performance and discharge of treated water outside the plant. according to the license of the Department of Industrial Works Set.

SCGP empowers employees by creating innovations for sustainable growth through “The Inspiring Innovation 2022, Everyone Everywhere Project” for the third consecutive year

SCGP has encouraged employees to effectively respond to consumer needs by extensively adopting technology to create innovative products, services, business models and packaging solutions through the project “The Inspiring Innovation.” It is a platform that opens for employees’ new ideas and helps expand their knowledge, allowing them to take actions and develop innovations to truly meet customer needs and increasing the opportunity to provide new solutions for the business.

The Inspiring Innovation 2022, Everyone Everywhere Project has been held for three consecutive years. This year, more than 480 employees from all business sectors both in Thailand and abroad participates in presenting a total of 80 pieces of work, divided into 3 categories: Product, Process, and Business Model and Service. After the selection by experts, SCGP finds 23 innovations that can be further developed in the Incubation Program where the employees can improve the thinking processes, enhance knowledge and sharpen skills for more work efficiency. These works have the potential to be commercialized; for instance, the improvement of packaging design solutions by incorporating Upcycling so that products can be transformed into new useful items such as recreating toys that can help family engagement, or changing boxes into household storage shelves. This added value makes a difference to the general products in the market and is beneficial in marketing. They are the trend-setter in environmentally friendly- products that helps increase sales and profits.

Another example is the development of High Extensible Sack Kraft 95 gsm paper by using up to 30% of recycled fiber in paper forming, replacing imported paper that is made from 100% Virgin pulp, but still maintaining the quality. The product is in line with ESG framework and meets the customers’ needs for sustainable supply of paper. The development of the Artwork Process Automation program to upgrade the artwork making process into Automation Process is also one of the selected works.

SCGP’s vision and determination to become a leading multinational consumer packaging solutions provider through innovative and sustainable offerings, coupled with the sustainable business operations.  Innovation is the key factor that the company continuously strives for. The Inspiring Innovation Project provides employees an opportunity to exchange, further develop their potential, and promote learning through cooperation and teamwork, as well as allowing them to take action or execution to develop solutions that truly satisfy customers. By participating in the project, the employees can take part in the sustainable development and growth of the organization, society and the environment.
 

SCGP received 5 quality awards for packaging design from ‘WORLD STAR AWARDS 2023’

SCGP has built a reputation on the global and Asian packaging design stage by supporting our designers until they won 5 quality awards from their packaging design that showed creativity, beauty, convenience, value-adding, versatility and helped promoting sales, and environmentally-friendly use in the ‘WORLD STAR AWARDS 2023’ and ‘ASIASTAR 2022 AWARDS’. 

 

SCG Packaging Public Company Limited or SCGP has been successful in packaging design in the international and Asia stage because of the determination to develop packaging that truly meets customer  needs,  has beautiful patterns and designs, attracts consumers and helps promote product sales. Recently, designers from Thai Containers Group Co., Ltd. in SCGP have won a total of 5 awards from the WORLD STAR AWARDS 2023 held  by the World Packaging Organization (WPO). This year, a total of 440 entries in 16 categories from 37 countries were submitted to the competition. The team of designers also received awards from ASIASTAR 2022 AWARDS organized by the ASIAN PACKAGING FEDERATION.

 

In WORLD STAR AWARDS 2023, SCGP designers won two awards. The first one is “the Winning Award in the Luxury Package category” from the  Moon Cake box “Looking Through the Moon” by Tavita Ratanaya and Suchanat Chidthai who designed a 4- piece box set for mooncakes. The outstanding feature is a mechanism to rotate the image of the moon on the front of the box which implies the passing of time and a family reunion. The adding of Chinese auspicious characters means the delivery of good things to recipients. In addition, the box set is good value for money and environmentally- friendly because it can be re-packaged and reused. The second one is “the Winning Award in Point of Sale (a product stand) category” from “Point of Purchase” by team of designers that included Rinrada Anuwatmongkol, Pathitta Sirirerkratana, Phaninthorn Ruangwaeomanee and  Pasa Juichum from Thai Containers Group Co., Ltd. They designed a product stand made of paper  for 3M. It is lightweight,  easy to assemble without using glue, and packed in a compact packaging that does not use a lot of space. The design was inspired by the geometric shapes of school buildings and school buses. This product stand is used at the point of sale to persuade children and families to shop stationery. In addition, the stand is designed to enable products to  be seen in 360 degrees, opening for more visibility and providing more shelf space than general product stand.

 

In “ASIASTAR 2022 AWARDS”, we received three quality awards. The first group is the two Winning Awards in the Gift Package category; the first award is “The Art of Hand Crafted” by Tavita Ratanaya who designed a gift basket that can be used as a storage box for small items. The inspiration of the design came from a regular box and a pattern of applied Thai silk. The body is made of E-flute corrugated containers, produced by a digital printing system. The handle is a gold ribbon with elegant graphic design, strong enough to bear a lot of weight; the second one is “The Lucky Fortune Gift Set” by Kritchaporn Kulrattanarak and Suriya Pimcoat who designed a gift set box for soap and fortune cookies. The structure of the box is compact, using the tassel strap extending from the box to facilitate carrying. The box comes with cushioning parts which can contain 4 different shaped soaps. The box itself can be hung for decoration. The last award is the Winning Award in the Transport Package category (packaging for transportation) from the entry called “Ready to Share – Ready to Show” by Thanaporn Worawas and Kritchaporn Kulrattanarak who incorporated three factors: transportation system, retail, and outstanding display into the design. The box is stackable and suitable for transportation. A perforation is added so that the box can be easily torn to show products inside, making it more convenient for shoppers. The Pop-Up mechanism combined with the design increases the outstandingness of the products on the shelf. The designer also took the cost-effective use of paper into consideration and came up with this environmentally-friendly packaging.

The awards are the pride of SCGP. They give inspiration to our designers to create user-friendly products while responding to the need for responsible use of resources.  SCGP is ready to support the continuous development of innovative designs to elevate the packaging industry in Thailand.
 

Join UN Women and the United Nations in celebrating under the theme DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.

This International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023, join UN Women and the United Nations in celebrating under the theme DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.

 

From the earliest days of computing to the present age of virtual reality and artificial intelligence, women have made untold contributions to the digital world in which we increasingly live. Their accomplishments have been against all odds, in a field that has historically neither welcomed nor appreciated them. 

 

Today, a persistent gender gap in digital access keeps women from unlocking technology’s full potential. Their underrepresentation in STEM education and careers remains a major barrier to their participation in tech design and governance. And the pervasive threat of online gender-based violence—coupled with a lack of legal recourse—too often forces them out of the digital spaces they do occupy. 

 

At the same time, digital technology is opening new doors for the global empowerment of women, girls and other marginalized groups. From gender-responsive digital learning to tech-facilitated sexual and reproductive healthcare, the digital age represents an unprecedented opportunity to eliminate all forms of disparity and inequality.  

 

This 8 March, we are calling on governments, activists and the private sector alike to power on in their efforts to make the digital world safer, more inclusive and more equitable. Facing a multiplicity of global crises, we have a chance to create a better future—not just for women and girls, but for all humanity and all life on Earth.

 

Source: https://www.unwomen.org

 

SCGP was listed as a sustainable business from S&P Global, Gold Class level. Reflecting quality and sustainable growth, and reinforcing the confidence of investors around the world.

SCGP is committed to innovation and sustainability for evolving the way of people’s life, by giving importance to ESG, which is the heart of business operations, considering about the stakeholders in all dimensions, and consistently disclosing information transparently for the business to grow steadily on the basis of sustainability. Thus, SCGP has outstanding achievements in 3 areas: Environmental, Social and Governance, resulting in SCGP being assessed for sustainability at the Gold Class level, the assessment result was in the top 1% and was an Industry Mover; a listed company with outstanding development and significant increase in sustainability assessment scores compared to the previous year.  
 

This year, S&P Global has assessed the sustainability of more than 7,800 companies around the world, of which 710 companies announced in The Sustainability Yearbook 2023 are 37 companies from Thailand, ranked 5th in the world, divided into 4 levels: Gold, Silver, Bronze and Member. For Gold Class, there are 12 companies from Thailand, the second is the United States, 11 companies, the third is Taiwan and Italy, 7 companies. 

 

Deltalab wins The Best FSD Channel Partner, South Europe 2022 Award from a Global Partner

Deltalab, member of SCGP, a leading manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies and labware, including high-quality testing equipment and reagents for the Industry and Life-science in Europe, received The Best Food Science Division (FSD) Channel Partner, South Europe 2022 award from Bio-Rad Laboratories, a renowned global Reagent & Equipment company.    

Bio-Rad granted this honorable award to business partners as well as instrumentation and reagent distributors in the Industry and Life-science sector in recognition of their exceptional business performance, including a 60% increase in sales which Deltalab outperformed in 2022 when comparing to the same period in 2021. The award reflects our business growth in international presence where SCGP has invested to strengthen our integrated solutions provider by partnering with the leading global trusted companies.

SCGP recorded BHT 146 billion revenue with 18% growth in 2022, 2023 plan driven by investment into high potential segments, expedites innovation and total packaging solutions amidst the economic recovery

SCGP has released 2022 operating results with revenue of Baht 146,068 million, an increase of 18% from the same period of last year. The growth is attributed to merger and partnership (M&P), and continuous organic expansions. Meanwhile, profit has dropped with impact from lower sales volume and higher energy prices. Looking forward to 2023, overall outlook of the packaging industry is projected to be improved with support from China’s country reopening. The company has targeted a continuous growth in revenue to Baht 160,000 million while laid out 5 strategies to strengthen the business amidst economic recovery, including the expansion of packaging & adjacent businesses with high growth potential, the development of innovation & packaging solutions, enhancing operational excellence throughout the supply chain, proactive management to drives resiliency, and the focus on sustainable development driven by ESG 4 Plus. 

Mr. Wichan Jitpukdee, Chief Executive Officer, SCG Packaging Public Company Limited, or SCGP, has announced that the 2022 performance continued to grow amidst challenging factors. The sales revenue was Baht 146,068 million, 18 percent growth year-on-year, with main contribution from production capacity expansion and M&P, full-year financial consolidation of completed M&P in Duy Tan, Intan Group and Deltalab, and partial revenue consolidation of Peute and Jordan; and lastly, the product prices adjustment in line with rising costs. Meanwhile, EBITDA was Baht 19,402 million, 8-percent drop from the same period of last year. The profit was Baht 5,801 million, or a 30-percent drop from the previous year, attributed to heightened energy costs and lower sales volume amidst softened packaging paper demand globally and regionally as an effect from stringent lockdown in China.

In the fourth quarter of 2022, the revenue of SCGP was Baht 33,509 million, a drop of 5%, with EBITDA at Baht 3,554 million, a 34-percent drop year-on-year. Profit for the period was Baht 450 million, a drop of 79 percent year-on-year. These were a result of the slowdown in packaging paper demand and price, particularly in Indonesia and Vietnam. Meanwhile, with gradual opening of countries in ASEAN region, fiber and polymer packaging demand which are related to daily consumer consumption, such as food and beverage, continued to grow from the previous quarter.

SCGP has laid out investment plan of Baht 100,000 million for the period of 5 years (2021-2025) with the goal to achieve the revenue of Baht 200,000 million in 2025. During 2021-2022, SCGP invested approximately Baht 37,000 million mainly through M&P and capacity expansion in growing business with high growth opportunities. The successful returns amid the challenging economic crisis was a manifest to efficient business model with solid strategic direction toward future growth of SCGP.

In consideration of the FY2022 financial performance, the Board of Directors has proposed for shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting (AGM), a full year 2022 annual dividend payment of 0.60 Baht per share, of which 0.25 Baht per share was previously paid as an interim dividend on 24 August 2022. The final dividend payment of 0.35 Baht per share will be on 24 April 2023, record date of 5 April 2023, and XD-date of 4 April 2023.

The CEO said that the overall outlook of the packaging industry in the first quarter of 2023 is heading toward a continued recovery as China has started to re-open the country. Additionally, ASEAN region will be beneficiary of tourism recovery, import & export, and the normalization of supply chain of manufacturing sector. These factors exert a positive effect on the overall economy and the consumption of products while bolstering the demand for packaging. However, the ongoing challenges include a prolonged volatility within global economy, high inflationary pressures, interest rate hikes and a fall in consumers’ purchasing power in many regions such as the European Union and North America, which are major customer bases of the ASEAN export business sector.

SCGP is closely monitoring the market situation and proactively prepare to support and fulfill a growing packaging demand amidst the economic recovery. The company gears up the operation to continue the business growth with this year’s revenue target of Baht 160,000 million. Listed below are 5 core strategies as pathways toward the target: 

    1. Expedition of growth through focused M&P, expansion of packaging and related businesses with high growth potential especially in consumer products, healthcare related products, Medical supply & Labwares. Efforts to capture internal synergy are carried out via the knowledge and technology sharing, customer network expansion and co-sourcing of raw materials to enhance overall capability and operational efficiency. The investment budget for this year has been set at Baht 18,000 million.

2. Continuous development of innovations and packaging solutions, collaboration with customers to develop innovations and value-accretive packaging solutions to meet the evolving consumers’ lifestyles. Budget for research, development and innovation spending is set at Baht 800 million.

3. Enhance supply chain integration, further strengthen the business via operational excellence by applying data-driven approach and automation system to analyze, forecast and optimize the efficiency of production and productivity. Using data analytics to ensure data visibility throughout the supply chain (end-to-end).

4. Proactive management and effective planning to cope with uncertainties, regular risk management and planning are carried out as preparation for surging interest rate environment along with prudent cash and CAPEX management. Expand portfolio to cover new growth markets, i.e., South Asia, Middle East, Southern Africa.

5. Driving the business through the ESG 4 Plus concept. Goals and action plans are clearly identified with target to enlarge the proportion of environmentally friendly packaging while increase the recyclability rate of all products to 100% in 2025. Meanwhile, GHG emission reduction efforts are being executed as planned in order to achieve Net Zero in 2050.

Vina Kraft Paper Co., Ltd. (VKPC) in SCGP receives Top 100 Sustainable Companies Award and Gender Equality in the Workplace Award 2022 in Vietnam

Vina Kraft Paper Co., Ltd. (VKPC) received Top 100 Sustainable Companies Award and Gender Equality in the Workplace Award 2022 in Vietnam for the 2nd consecutive year. The recognition was based on Programme on Benchmarking and Announcing Sustainable Companies in Vietnam (CSI Programme) by Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development (VBCSD). The awards were unveiled at the ceremony in December.

VKPC focuses on creating innovations and values to serve the evolving consumer demands while placing emphasis on environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects. Accordingly, VKPC has been lauded as only of the typical business on Gender Equality in the Workplace for two consecutive years. This represents the vision of “leaving no one behind” in a sustainable business corporate culture, being inclusive in serving various communities in the society. While improving gender equality in the workplace contributes significantly to labor productivity, talent attraction; respecting children’s rights will help build stronger communities, creating a sustainable future for both the corporate and their stakeholders.