BG Container Glass (a subsidiary of Bangkok Glass) is to build a 400/tpd furnace in Ratchaburi, Thailand at a cost of around $58.8m. According to Supasin Leelarit, Bangkok Glass executive vice president for the group, the factory will "support greater domestic demand for glass containers and will also help overcome an energy shortage int he company's factory in Rayong, which is facing an inadequate supply of natural gas." The Ratchaburi plant is expected to be completed and ready to start operations in Q3 2018. BGC currently operates five glass container factories in Thailand in: Pathum Thani, Ayutthaya, Khon Kaen, Rayong and Prachin Buri, with a combined production capacity of 3,335/tpd (around 1.2m/tpa). The company controls 39% of Thailand's glass container market.
