| Author | Singha Chiamsiri |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. 786 |
| Subject(s) | Papermaking and trade--Thailand
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The structure of Thailand\'s pulp and paper industry is investigated by means of a material-flow model to identify weaknesses and strengths of
the linkages among the major elements of the industry.
A measure of the linkages is defined as the percentage of domestic production to total domestic consumption.
Domestic pulp production provides the backward linkage and domestic paper production provides the forward linkage of the industry. It is found that the forward linkage of Thailand\'s pulp and paper industry is
"moderate", having a linkage of about 55 percent, while the backward linkage is "very weak", providing a linkage of only 28 percent. A study on the characteristics of the structure of the industry, in terms of the distributions of sizes regarding employment, capitalization,
capital-labour ratio and other economic indicators such as energy consumption, production capacity, asset, sales, value of raw materials and manufacturing value-added, is done in order to provide a basis for comparison with the
characterisitcs of the structures of other industries. The distribution is described by density function where it is possible. Otherwise, the distribution is described in terms of its important statistics such as mean, standard deviation and coefficient of variation.
Dynamic characteristics of the structure of the industry are also identified in the period 1969-1973. Problems and investment possibilities are also identified during the course of the study.
The pulp and paper industry in Thailand has promising
prospects as indicated by increasing domestic consumption of paper products
and abundant resources of raw materials for paper-making. |
| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | Student Research Before 1980 |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Thesis (Year <=1979) |
| Chairperson(s) | Pakorn Adulbhan |
| Examination Committee(s) | Sharif, M. N. ;Woo, Wai-Ling |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Canada |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1974 |
