Asian Market Blog

Thailand 4.0: Ambitious growth plans

Thailand 4.0 is the Thai government’s ambitious plan for economic and digital growth. Among other industries, the plan supports growth in the digital sector. The offered incentives are especially attractive for SMEs and Start-Ups.

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Construction Tendering in Thailand

Construction Tendering in Thailand

International companies staff entire planning committees for setting up production sites. In this context it is important to be open to effective alternatives, a principle demonstrated in a case study using the example of Thailand.

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Sanet PULSE Newsletter: A successful market entry and new visa options in Thailand

Sanet mediates strategic partners for German aerosol manufacturer. A professional partner search is a worthwhile investment. In 2016, daughter company of the Würth Group TUNAP assigned the Sanet Group to assist in the development and implementation of a market strategy in Thailand. The cooperative endeavor was kicked off via a workshop with the successful export manager, Elisabeth Vag, during which structures, budgets and set-up strategies were developed and presented to the board as well as shareholders. After that, a thorough market analysis was conducted, which informed the development of a business plan and the intensive search for a suitable partner.

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Sanet starts successfully into the new year: New Business Unit Partners and a valuable network for the European automation industry

More frontrunners in the European MSE industry have decided to work with the German-Thai trading house Sanet Trade & Services Ltd. in 2018 to establish a viable sales presence in Southeast Asia.
The Business Unit model offers the ideal path for efficient market entry to MSEs hoping to establish a direct sales presence in Southeast Asia without incurring the costs and administrational expenses of opening their own company.

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STRAIL Railroad Crossings for Indonesia

“It was hard work,“ reported the exhausted but proud Sanet partner and engineer Sven Korf regarding the successful conclusion of a challenging railroad project in Indonesia’s capital city, Jakarta. After two years of intensive negotiations, the Bavarian company KRAIBURG-STRAIL GmbH & Co. KG, based in the city of Tittmoning, was able to secure a deal for the installation of a railroad crossing, using STRAIL’s technology, in the island city of 250 million.

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Sanet Team Work

beko, the well-known brand from the Turkish firm of ARCELIK is now also expanding its market position in the most important countries of Southeast Asia. In particular, the refrigerators of this brand have long been among Europe’s market leaders and are known for their high quality and excellent service.

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A Look at Myanmar and the Philippines

Good news about housing prices, as well. The lawmakers in Myanmar have recently decided to make it permissible for 40% of the apartments in an apartment building to be owned by foreigners. This figure is based on the laws already in place in Thailand prohibiting foreigners from owning land, while still permitting partial ownership, i.e. condominiums within a building, provided the number of foreigners living there does not exceed a certain percentage.

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