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Arnold Magnetic Technologies and two industry publications confirm a second investment phase at its Amata City Chonburi plant, adding samarium-cobalt production, shaping and finishing. The mid-2027 target and doubling metric are company plans for overall magnet capacity, not achieved Thai-plant output.
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Nexteer, a BOI regional office and industry media confirm the Rayong plant opened and entered production on 30 March 2026. The 5,000-square-metre facility initially focuses on CEPS; public sources disclose no annual capacity, investment or orders.
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WHA and independent Chinese business reports confirm the 25 June 2026 groundbreaking for COSMOPlat's Histar factory in Rayong. WHA reports more than THB2.2 billion of investment and 34 rai of land; the 22-million-unit annual capacity and AI counts remain project targets, not current output.
WHA and MarkLines confirm a new lease supporting Visteon's expansion at WHA ESIE 1 in Rayong. The additional 2,988 square metres complements an existing 4,700-square-metre operation; approximately two million units per year is a future capacity description.
Haier, WHA and an independent report confirm the 12 May 2026 groundbreaking at WHA ESIE 5 in Rayong. WHA says operations are planned for June 2027 and more than 65% automation is targeted; the site remains a construction project today.
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CHANGAN Thailand and Thai automotive media confirm that the Rayong plant reached 20,000 cumulative locally produced vehicles around its first anniversary, covering the DEEPAL S05 and NEVO Q05. The milestone is cumulative output, not design capacity, orders or utilisation.
Thailand's government, the Thai Automotive Industry Association and Xinhua confirm the plant opened in Rayong on 20 April 2026. All cite an 80,000-unit annual target, but timing and wording differ, so the scopes remain explicit.
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Hangcha and WHA both confirm the Thailand base opened on 26 June 2026 and spans more than 35,000 square metres. Their 10,000-unit descriptions use different product scopes, retained separately here.
AMATA reports a land sale agreement for Polykemi Thailand at Amata City Rayong. Polykemi's own page says the Thai operation is initially supplied from Kunshan and local Rayong production remains under evaluation, so the plant should not be described as operating.
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