Siam Cement
Encyclopedia
The Siam Cement Public Company Limited or SCG is the largest cement
company in Thailand
. It is listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand
. In 2011, it was also ranked as the 2nd largest company in Thailand
and the 620th largest company in the world by Forbes 2000
.
It was founded under the Royal Decree of King Vajiravudh
(King Rama VI) in 1913. Since then, the company has expanded into various businesses with five core business units: chemicals, paper, cement, building materials and distribution. The company is controlled by the Crown Property Bureau, which owns 30% of Siam Cement's shares.
SCG comprises over 100 companies under 5 business groups, employing approximately 24,000 employees, and handling more than 64,000 product items. The products are marketed domestically and exported to all regions of the world. Most companies in the Group have been accredited with ISO 9002 certification for quality management, ISO 14001 certification for environmental management, and TIS 18001 certification for occupation health and safety management, often the first in their respective industries. SCG has also received national and international awards in various areas.
Cement
In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed...
company in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. It is listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand
Stock Exchange of Thailand
The Stock Exchange of Thailand is the national stock exchange of Thailand. It is located in Bangkok. As of 31 December 2007, the Stock Exchange of Thailand had 541 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of $280 billion. The indices of the stock exchange are SET Index, SET50 Index...
. In 2011, it was also ranked as the 2nd largest company in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
and the 620th largest company in the world by Forbes 2000
Forbes Global 2000
The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual ranking of the top 2000 public companies in the world by Forbes magazine. The ranking is based on a mix of four metrics: sales, profit, assets and market value...
.
It was founded under the Royal Decree of King Vajiravudh
Vajiravudh
Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramentharamaha Vajiravudh Phra Mongkut Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Phra Bat Somdet Phra Ramathibodi Si Sintharamaha Vajiravudh Phra Mongkut Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama VI was the sixth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, ruling from 1910 until his death...
(King Rama VI) in 1913. Since then, the company has expanded into various businesses with five core business units: chemicals, paper, cement, building materials and distribution. The company is controlled by the Crown Property Bureau, which owns 30% of Siam Cement's shares.
SCG comprises over 100 companies under 5 business groups, employing approximately 24,000 employees, and handling more than 64,000 product items. The products are marketed domestically and exported to all regions of the world. Most companies in the Group have been accredited with ISO 9002 certification for quality management, ISO 14001 certification for environmental management, and TIS 18001 certification for occupation health and safety management, often the first in their respective industries. SCG has also received national and international awards in various areas.