Kasikorn Bank loans Bt9.38 bn for construction of tyre plant

WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2018
Kasikorn Bank loans Bt9.38 bn for construction of tyre plant

Kasikorn Bank has extended Bt9.38 billion in loans for the construction of a Linglong Tire manufacturing plant in Thailand, the bank's president Patchara Samalapa said on Wednesday.


Wang Feng, chairman and CEO of Shandong Linglong Tire Co Ltd, a leading Chinese tyre manufacturer, recently signed a financial facility agreement worth US$285 million (Bt9.38 billion), which will be used by LLIT (Thailand) Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Shandong Linglong Tire Co, for the construction of a plant in Thailand. 
Tyres produced by LLIT (Thailand) will be sold in Thailand and exported globally, Feng said.