New chemical cargo facility in Thailand

Ratanakorn Asset Management and the FLS Group have broken ground on the first phase of their new FLS Supply Chain Centre in Rayong (FSCC Rayong), serving both the Maptaphut and Ban Khai Industrial Estates.

The facility will have 40,000 square metres of storage space for hazardous chemicals and non-hazardous cargo warehouse space. Warehouses will be Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certified with a clean, dust-tight storage environment. Other facilities include (re-)packaging and blending facilities for chemicals, powders and liquids, and storage for laden and empty containers.

FLS Group said the multi-customer facility will fill a service gap in the Maptaphut chemical cluster, enabling companies to store hazardous chemicals being either packed on pallets or in ISO tank containers in professional, high-quality development. “We will offer our competitive pricing with high safety and quality standards and an international mindset.” Lieven Vander Elstraeten, General Manager Business Unit Warehousing, FLS Group said.

In the second phase an ISO tank cleaning depot and storage facility will be added, which FLS said will further enhance the competitiveness of Maptaphut as a leading chemical cluster and industrial estate in Asia.

“The Maptaphut facility is a milestone in the growth of our Group. We act both as a logistics operator of our own facilities, but also as a landlord of our high-quality infrastructure, designing, building, and leasing customised logistics facilities and light factories to industrial players,” said Torbjoern Larisch, CEO FLS Group. “I am proud to announce that we will soon start the development of a similar site in Bowin, Chonburi, serving the Eastern Seaboard industrial estates. Together with our partner Ratanakorn Asset we have the ambition to become a significant player in the warehousing landscape in Thailand,” Torbjoern Larisch added.

K Jugkarut Ruangratanakorn, CEO Ratanakorn Asset Management said: “FLS brings an abundance of technical and operational logistics knowledge and experience to the table, which has allowed us to move forward fast, and my team brings a sound experience in developing and financing real estate projects in Thailand. This project and our future with FLS are to be seen into our company’s strategic vision to develop industrial real estate in Thailand next to our existing residential and commercial real estate activities.”

For more information visit www.flsgroup.sl

4th April 2022