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Talking with 2 giant Australian companies Invite to invest in Thailand

Australia, The Prime Minister discusses with two large Australian companies, Fortescue - Linfox, pleased with private sector interest in investing in Cold Storage Facility in Thailand according to the Aviation Hub policy. At 10:00 a.m. (Melbourne local time) Australia which is 4 hours faster than Thailand) at The Langham Melbourne Hotel in Melbourne, Commonwealth of Australia, Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Met with Dr. Andrew Forrest AO, Executive Chairman and Founder, executive of Fortescue, a large Australian mining company. Headquartered in Perth, it is currently the number 4 iron ore smelting company in the world, with a production capacity of 192 million tons per year, producing electricity from solar energy. Hydroelectric power and EV batteries have sales in 2023 of up to AU$ 16.8 billion or nearly 400 million baht. They have expressed interest in investing in the hydrogen battery and green hydrogen production industry in Thailand. He also praised Thailand's green energy p roduction policy and carbon neutrality goal in 2050. Then at 10:40 a.m. (Melbourne local time) Australia which is 4 hours faster than Thailand) The Prime Minister met with Mr. Peter Fox AM, Executive Chairman, executive of Linfox, Australia's smart shipping and logistics service provider. Headquartered in Melbourne, it operates in 9 countries. In Thailand It is the office and control center for the region. It has invested since 1993 in 12 locations to provide distribution services to more than 4,000 retail stores and restaurants, employing more than 6,000 people in the country and more than 3,000 subcontract companies. The Prime Minister said that the company has invested in Thailand continuously Currently, Thailand has more than 2,000 trucks transporting goods per day, with standards for driver safety. To reduce the number of road accidents There are plans to establish a regional traffic control fleet center in Thailand, which will bring new technology to Thailand and increase employment. On this occasion, Linfox is interested in becoming a service provider in the cold storage facility that the Prime Minister announced the creation of. Up at Suvarnabhumi Airport last week. Currently, the company provides services to companies in Thailand such as Lotus and Boon Rawd Brewery Group. which is a joint venture between each other Using Thailand as the center covering the Southeast Asian region. Source: Thai News Agency