SHISEIDO supports 10 hospitals for Face shield & products from Shiseido group

Shiseido (Thailand) Company, Limited presented a donation of “Face shields and products from Shiseido group” to 10 hospitals in Bangkok and Chonburi area. To support health workers in the battle against.

Bangkok - April, 22 2020 Khun Parichart Veerasatien; Managing Director, SHISEIDO (Thailand) Co.,Ltd. has donated and handed face shields and products from the Shiseido group to Phramongkutklao Hospital to support medical professionals working hard on the front line to fight the pandemic. Presented donations to Major General Ruttavitch Vuttipadahpibu, MD; Chief of Office Commander of Phramongkutklao Hospital.

Shiseido (Thailand) Co.,Ltd. will also donate “Face shields and products from Shiseido group” to these other hospitals: The Thai Red Cross Society, Police General Hospital, Ramathibodi Hospital, Vajira Hospital, Somdejprapinklao Hospital, Srithanya Hospital, Bamrasnaradura Hospital, Queen Savang Vadhana Memorial Hospital and Bang Lamung Hospital during April 22-24, 2020

Khun Parichart Veerasatien also stated that “Shiseido is aware of the situation, while also recognizes the vital roles of the medical professional teams as they are battling the pandemic in the front line and also seeing the lack of necessary equipment for testing and screening patients in many hospitals. Therefore, we would like to be a part of helping out and supporting them by giving the face shield to 10 hospitals, both in Bangkok and other province, and presenting the products from the Shiseido group to the medical professional as well.”

Banpu Provides THB 2 Million to Support Thai Red Cross Society on “Cloth Face Masks for Self-Protection from COVID-19” Project

(Center - from left) Mr. Phan Wannamethee - Secretary General of Thai Red Cross Society and Mr. Khan Prachuabmoh - Director of the Fund Raising Bureau, Thai Red Cross Society, together with the representatives from the Thai Red Cross Society and the Ministry of Public Health, represent the organization to receive the donation from the Company.

In April 2020, Banpu Public Company Limited gave THB 2 million to support “Cloth Face Masks for Self-Protection from COVID–19” project of the Thai Red Cross Society, which has the mission to produce and distribute 10 million cloth face masks and 180,000 sets of daily necessities to Thai people nationwide through Provincial Red Cross Chapters.

After all this time, the Company has quickly and continuously provided the medical equipment necessary for COVID-19 confrontation and control in Thailand, hoping to be able to encourage the country and Thai people to get through this crisis quickly.

Porsche's result after an electrifying year – innovative, sustainable, successful

Stuttgart. In the 2019 financial year, Porsche AG increased deliveries, sales revenue and the operating result before special items to new record levels. The company handed over 280,800 vehicles to customers in 2019, corresponding to an increase of ten percent compared with the previous year. Sales revenue rose by eleven percent to €28.5 billion, while the operating result before special items increased by three per- cent year-on-year to €4.4 billion. The return on sales before special items was 15.4%. In the same period, the workforce grew by ten percent to 35,429 employees.

“As a pioneer for sustainable mobility Porsche has implemented important measures in recent years. 2019 saw the introduction of many emotive new products. Among other things, we launched the Taycan, our first all-electric sports car,” says Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG. “Thanks to our attractive product range, consisting of efficient petrol-driven cars, high-performance plug-in hybrids and now also purely electric sports cars, our deliveries once again increased in the 2019 financial year.” However, the success of the past year is far more than just a snapshot according to Blume: “Our primary goal is value-creating growth. We have increased our result by more than 60 percent over the past five years. This allows us to create the prerequisites to fully meet our entrepreneurial responsibilities in economic, ecolog- ical and social areas.”

“In 2019 we achieved new record values in terms of sales revenue and profits before special items. The increase in profits is due particularly to the strong increase in vol- umes as well as the positive development of our other business fields and divisions.

At the same time, higher fixed costs, caused by our growth, significant investments in electrification and digitalisation, and currency effects had a negative impact on the re- sult,” says Lutz Meschke, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board and Member of the Executive Board for Finance and IT at Porsche AG. “We nevertheless again exceeded our strategic targets with a return on sales of 15.4 percent before special items and a return on investment of 21.2 percent.”

The diesel issue resulted in special items amounting to €0.5 billion in the second
quarter of 2019. The operating result of Porsche AG in the 2019 financial year after special items was therefore €3.86 billion and the return on sales after special items was 13.5 percent.

Strongest growth in Germany and Europe
The Cayenne and Macan models series in particular were responsible for a significant increase in deliveries: 92,055 Cayenne vehicles and thus 29 percent more than in the previous year were handed over to customers. A total of 99,944 Macan vehicles were delivered to customers – amounting to an increase of 16 percent compared with 2018. On the company's home market and in the entire European market, Porsche generated the strongest growth in 2019 with a plus of 15 percent in each case. 31,618 vehicles were delivered in Germany and 88,975 vehicles in total throughout Europe. The sports car manufacturer also recorded an increase in its two largest markets. In China, 86,752 vehicles were handed over to customers, amounting an increase of eight percent com- pared with 2018. In the USA, Porsche also grew the figure for its delivered vehicles by eight percent to 61,568 vehicles. Consequently, the sports car manufacturer was able to defy the overall weakening economic situation in both these markets.

Consistently sustainable
Electromobility is a job creator at Porsche: around 2,000 new jobs were created for the Taycan and the company launched a comprehensive qualification campaign. Produc- tion of the electric sports car at the parent plant in Zuffenhausen is carbon-neutral. Since the beginning of 2020 Porsche has converted the site’s entire energy supply to carbon-neutral sources: new buildings are energy-efficient and the electricity is from renewable sources. The company generates heat in its own CHP plants, which are operated with biogas produced from residual materials and waste.

High investments
By 2024, the sports car manufacturer will invest around €10 billion in the hybridisation, electrification and digitalisation of its cars, and is consistently enhancing its offering in the area of electromobility: the next model to be launched will be the first Taycan de- rivative, the Cross Turismo. The new generation of the Macan compact SUV will also be electrically powered, and it will thus be Porsche’s second, fully battery-powered model series. The company is anticipating that by the middle of this decade already half of the entire product range will be sold as fully electric models or partially electric plug-in hybrids.

“We had already received around 30,000 serious purchase enquiries for the Taycan before our world premiere in September,” says Blume. “More than 15,000 customers have now signed their purchase contract. We are confident that we will also be able to generate a high demand in 2020 as a result of the attractiveness of the Taycan and our 911, 718 and Cayenne derivatives.”

“Over the coming months we are facing an economically and politically challenging environment, not least in light of the uncertainty relating to the coronavirus,” says CFO Meschke. Despite very high investment in the electrification of the product range, dig- italisation, and the expansion and renewal of company sites, the company aims to continue to meet its high earnings target, adds Meschke. “With measures that will boost efficiency and by developing new, profitable business fields, we aim to continue to achieve our strategic goal of a return on sales of 15 percent,” emphasises Meschke.

About AAS Auto Service
AAS Auto Service (AAS), the sole authorised importer and distributor of Porsche cars in Thailand, operates from four world-class Porsche sales locations across Bangkok. It is an accredited Porsche Classic Partner, the only one in the Porsche Asia Pacific region. Having ten

Porsche Certified Gold Technicians and nine Porsche Certified Silver Technicians underlines the strong technical and Aftersales competency of AAS, which has been recognised over the last few years with the global Porsche Service Excellence Award. Over 30 years, AAS continues to practice the company policy “AAS Looking After You and Your Car”, in order to achieve the mission of “AAS The Name You Can Trust”.

For more information please contact:
AAS Auto Service Co., Ltd. visit us at www.porsche.co.th
Porsche Centre Bangkok Vibhavadi Rangsit Rd. Tel. 02-522-6655
Porsche Centre Pattanakarn Tel. 02-369-1111
Porsche City Showroom Siam Paragon FL. 2 Tel. 02-610-9911
Porsche Studio Bangkok ICONSIAM FL. 1 Tel. 02-288-0911

Mitr Phol Group and Banpu Joins Hands, Establishing “Mitr Phol-Banpu Solidarity to Aid Thailand on COVID-19 Confrontation Foundation,” with a Financial Support of 500 million baht, to Reinforce and Protect the Troop of Medical Personnel

Bangkok, March 31, 2020 – Due to the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) which has become more severe and expanding with high numbers of infected persons and deaths in many countries throughout the globe including Thailand, and due to the unpredictability of the situation, helping one another and bringing the country out of the crisis is greatly crucial; it is important to support medical personnel who are at the forefront of the coronavirus fight by providing them with equipment that are necessary for self-protection, preventing them from exposing to risks when offering treatment to a great number of infected patients at hospitals.

Mitr Phol Group and Banpu Public Company Limited — private organizations that operate their business by adhering to good corporate governance and prioritizing both business and social responsibilities, have collaboratively established “Mitr Phol-Banpu Solidarity to Aid Thailand on COVID-19 Confrontation Foundation,” of which the value is 500 million baht, with objectives to sponsor corresponding agencies with medical and public health equipment necessary for COVID-19 protection and control in Thailand in order to mitigate and cease the pandemic, and to express gratitude and supports to all medical personnel at the same time.

Mr. Isara Vongkusolkit, Chairman of the Board of Mitr Phol Group, stated that “the outbreak of COVID-19 was a tremendous disaster for many countries and humanity. Presently, more than 786,270 people from different countries have been infected with a death toll of up to 37,830. In Thailand alone, the number of the infected is 1,651 with a death toll of 10 (as of March 31, 2020). Not only does this disaster put an end to lives of a large number of people, it is also a grievous cause of global economic stagnation, reduced wellbeing, and depression for a prolonged period of time. As a result, this pandemic should be halted and banished urgently. In this regard, to achieve this, it depends on several factors, be they policies executed by the public sector, roles taken by the business sector, civic collaboration, individual and family responsibilities, acceleration to discontinue the spreading of virus, as well as creation of vaccines and medication. Therefore, 

Mitr Phol Group and Banpu, including their subsidiaries, have realized how important to accumulate vital resources in order to cope with the epidemic together, starting from sufficiently providing medical personnel with medical resources, equipment, apparatus, and medical supplies in a timely manner. We have established the foundation to fight against COVID-19 outbeak as to help lessen the excessive burden bound by the public sector, public health agencies, and medical personnel in all areas.”

Ms. Somruedee Chaimongkol, Chief Executive Officer of Banpu Public Company Limited, imparted that “As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand which adversely affects people’s lives to a great extent, the number of the infected has been consistently increasing day after day. Banpu regards this situation as our responsibility to take part in addressing the problem side by side with those who have devoted themselves for other people. We truly wish that this collaboration of Banpu and Mitr Phol Group will be a great support in successfully handling and coping with the crisis. Moreover, we hope that we shall be inspiration and motivators that encourage other groups of people to take part in supporting and making it through this hard time, whether they be large, medium, or small organizations, or even individuals that are willing to help. On top of that, this is also a time for Thai people to join forces and overcome this situation altogether. Last but not least, we hereby would like to express our gratitude and supports to medical personnel who have been working hard to help us. We shall always be by your side.”

As to be part of the supporting team in rapidly eradicating the virus, Mitr Phol Group have previously distributed alcohol sterilizer obtained from sugarcane ethanol production as well as “Chuenjai by
Mitr Phol” branded alcohol hand sanitizer made from molasses to 140 hospitals, educational institutes, and public agencies in 37 provinces throughout the country for the purposes of disinfection and cleaning. Additionally, the company also gave one hundred thousand liters of alcohol sterilizer to the Excise Department. The total value of all alcohol products distributed is more than 10 million baht.

For Banpu PCL, the company has aided Thammasat University Hospital in constructing and renovating 5 negative pressure rooms, and gave 10 ventilator machines to the hospital, the total value of which is equivalent to 10.5 million. In this regard, the purpose of this support is to provide medical personnel with access to equipment that assists them in offering treatment to the COVID-19 infected person in a more rapid and effective manner.

About BANPU
Banpu Public Company Limited is a leading integrated energy solutions company in the Asia Pacific operating 3 core group of businesses – energy resources, energy generation, and energy technology – in 10 countries: Thailand, Indonesia, China, Australia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Singapore, Japan, the United States of America and Vietnam.