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ខ្មែរ Construction Focus
The importance of fire safety certificates
- 27 May 2020
As more and more buildings, both small and large, have mushroomed across Cambodia, having a sophisticated fire safety system is very important to minimise risk for all parties. Last year, the Ministry of Interior, in collaboration with the National Quality Inspection Centre for Fire Equipment (NICE), published the Fire Safety System-Building Design Code to promote fire safety for buildings in Camb...
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Hyundai eyes ASEAN market with first robotic plant in Indonesia
- 26 May 2020
Hyundai Robotics, a subsidiary of Korean Hyundai Motors Company, was formed on 01 May 2020 to build its first industrial robotic automotive plant in Indonesia. This marks the first time that such a large and modernfacility has been installed in ASEAN. The decision to install the plant in ASEAN came after the company reached what it called “a giant deal” of 370 orders from the Hyundai Motors Ind...
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New Samdech Techo Hun Sen Stadium for Pursat province
- 26 May 2020
A Samdech Techo Hun Sen Stadium is to be constructed on 25 hectares in Krakor district (Samdech Yous fields) in Pursat province. A meeting on the construction of the new stadium was held on 25 May 2020, at the video conference room of Pursat Provincial Hall, which was chaired by HE Keo Rottanak, Minister Delegate attached to the Prime minister and the Director General of Electricity of Cambodi...
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Australia to sell solar power to Singapore via undersea cables
- 26 May 2020
Australia is to launch a geological survey for a giant "Sun Cable Project" which will send solar energy through underwater cables to Singapore with an investment of US$13.1 billion, according to an article in the Bangkok Post on 25 May 2020. The ambitious project aims to export power from a large solar power station in Australia to Singapore via a 3,800-kilometre submarine cable - crossing the ...
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CDC approves three investment projects worth over US$166 million
- 25 May 2020
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved investment projects of three firms worth over US$166 million, including a five-star hotel business in Sihanoukville, a solar panel manufacturing in Kampong Speu and a solar power station in Battambang. According to the official Facebook page of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on 22 May, 2020, the three projects inc...
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Ready Mixed Plants
- 23 May 2020
Ready-mixed concrete (RMC as it's commonly called), refers to concrete that is specifically batched for customers (mainly main contractors) and supplied to them as a single product. The concrete is batched out through Ready Mixed Plants. Batch plants are by far more precise in composition mixing based on the design mix specified by the design consultant / engineer. It also allows traceability i...
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ALUMINIUM CHINA: The in-depth discussion on future of China’s recycled aluminium industry
- 22 May 2020
Preparations for ALUMINIUM CHINA 2020 are underway. World-leading aluminium producers, such as Novelis, Nikkeikin, CHALCO, Nanshan, ALNAN, and Mingtai, are taking part as exhibitors with cutting-edge materials and their experience in the recycling sector. Meanwhile, leading aluminium recyclers Lizhong, Sigma and technology suppliers including Otto Junker, Bobby Bartz, Tomra are invited to share ad...
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OCIC imports materiel to build cable-stayed concrete bridge connecting Diamond Island to Norea Island
- 19 May 2020
Construction on the cable-stayed concrete bridge connecting Koh Pich to Norea Island is likely to begin soon after the Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation (OCIC) made requests for tax relief from the Ministry of Economy and Finance on the import of equipment, machinery and materials to build the bridge. According to a letter from H.E Koung Sreng, Governor of the Board of Governors, to H.E...
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Largest concrete pour celebrated in Bangkok
- 8 May 2020
The developer responsible for the One Bangkok project in Thailand has claimed the biggest continuous concrete pour ever in Southeast Asia while building one of the office towers on the US$.7 billion development. During the mammoth concrete our, 547 trucks delivered 23,725 cubic meters of concrete over 33.25 hours to make the 4.5-meter-deep raft foundation reinforced by 2,200 tons of concrete in...
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KrisEnergy secures US$87 million loan for offshore project in Cambodia
- 5 May 2020
KrisEnergy has said that on 30 April 2020 it entered into a credit facility agreement with Kepinvest Singapore Pte. Ltd. as a lender for a loan of up to USD87 million for its offshore development project in Cambodia. This is according to a press release published in Offshore Engineer on 01 May 2020. KrisEnergy will use the seed money to further develop its oil extracting project in the 3,083 sq...
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