Ambassador-designate of Thailand to Myanmar attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the Air Separate Unit Plant of Yangon Industrial Gas (Thilawa) Company Limited at Thilawa Special Economic Zone

On 25 January 2019, H.E. Mrs. Suphatra Srimaitreephitak, Ambassador-designate of Thailand to Myanmar attended the groundbreaking ceremony of Yangon Industrial Gas (Thilawa) Company Limited (YIG) at Thilawa Special Economic Zone, Yangon.

The Ambassador-designate of Thailand to Myanmar congratulated on the construction of this plant which would benefit the development of energy industry of Myanmar and support the concept “connecting all connectivities” which is advocated by Thailand, as the ASEAN Chair of 2019. She also expressed her appreciation to Thilawa Special Economic Zone insupporting the investment of 15 Thai companies in this special economic zone. She also thanked to the Office of Thai Commercial Affairs in Yangon, the Thai Business Association of Myanmar and all Thai banks who are supportive for the growth of the Myanmar-Thailand Joint Ventures.

YIG is found in 2011 which is the partnership of Bangkok Industrial Gas Company Limited. YIG produces and provides industrial gas for benefits of the industrial sector such as oxygen for healthcareservices, nitrogen for food and beverage freezing.This Air Separate Unit Plant will be operated in February 2020 and this unit will be the largest one of its kind in Thilawa Special Economic Zone and Myanmar.

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