SSI was established
with registered capital of Baht 4,000 million.
August
SSI received
promotional certificate no. 1140/2533 for the investment
on hot rolled steel sheet in coil manufacture from
the Board of Investment (BOI).
October
SSI established
Prachuap Port Co., Ltd., a 51% owned subsidiary,
with registered capital of Baht 400 million to provide
deep-sea port services.
1992
May
85 engineers
of SSI dispatched to Italy for intensive training
in steel technology.
October
SSI increased
the registered capital to Baht 4,800 million.
1994
January
SSI increased
the registered capital to Baht 5,100 million.
February
First hot rolled
coil produced.
SSI was converted into a public
company.
September
Company listed
on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
1995
March
SSI received
approval from the Board of Investment for capacity
expansion from 1.8 million tonnes to 2.4 million
tonnes.
July
SSI issued USD
110 million Euro Convertible Bonds due 2005 and
offered to
foreign investors.
1997
January
SSI received
Thai Industrial Standard from the Ministry of Industry.
April
SSI received
ISO 9002 certificate for quality management system
standards from
Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Limited.
1998
January
Thai Industrial
Standards Institute, the Ministry of Industry, enforced
compulsory for
hot-rolled sheet for general and structural uses.
September
Thai Cold Rolled
Steel Sheet Public Co., Ltd. (TCR) increased its
share capital from
Baht 3,915 million to Baht 6,180 million. As a result,
shareholding by SSI in TCR
diluted from 23.96% to 15.18%.
October
SSI received
Thai Industrial Standard no. TIS 528-2540 for hot
rolled carbon
flat steel for general and structural uses.
1999
January
SSI established
West Coast Engineering Co., Ltd., a 99.99% owned
subsidiary, to provide engineering design and supervision
services including repair and
maintenance services.
March
Prachuap Port
Co., Ltd., a subsidiary, completed its debt restructuring.
June
Thai Coated
Steel Sheet Co., Ltd. (TCS) increased its share
capital from Baht 600
million to Baht 3,400 million. As a result, shareholding
by SSI in TCS diluted from
49% to 8.65%.
SSI established Internal Audit
Office with the emphasis on transparency in
conducting its business.
Successful debt
restructuring, creating a more viable financial
framework, reducing interest burden, and enhancing
liquidity. All loans were converted into Baht-denominated
debt, which completely reduced outstanding foreign
exchange exposure.
November
SSI established
the Level 1 American Depositary Receipts (ADR) with
a total size of 10 million ADRs. The ADR program
allows foreign investors to deposit alien board
shares with the Depositary in exchange of USD-denominated
ADR at the ratio of 20 shares per 1 ADR and trade
them over-the-counter.
December
In accordance
to capital restructuring plan, SSI issued 1,080
million new ordinary
shares to West Coast Engineering Co., Ltd. at the
price of Baht 0.01 per share. This
plan enabled SSI to write off a significant amount
of its retained deficit and improve its capital
structure.
SSI was awarded ISO 14001 certification
for environmental management system standards from
Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Limited.
2000
June
SSI received
Clean Technology certificate from Department of
Industrial Works.
September
SSI was granted
The Prime Minister's Industry Award 2000 for Productivity
Improvement.
December
SSI received
Japanese Industrial Standard for hot rolled steel
product (JIS G3101,
JIS G3106, JIS G3131).
2001
May
SSI received
The Prime Minister's Industry Award 2001 for Environmental
Management.
SSI received The National Award
in Safety, Occupational Health, and Workplace Environment.
July
SSI received
The 2000 Award for the Outstanding Energy Conservation
Factory.
Thai Cold Rolled Steel Sheet Public
Co., Ltd. (TCR) increased its share capital from
Baht 6,180 million to Baht 10,703 million. As a
result, shareholding by SSI in TCR diluted
from 15.18% to 8.77%.
August
SSI received
Thai Industrial Standard no. TIS 1479-2541 for hot
rolled carbon flat steel for general structure.
SSI received Thai Industrial
Standard no. TIS 1499-2541 for hot rolled carbon
flat
steel for weld structure.
SSI received
Thai Industrial Standard no. TIS 1735-2542 for hot
rolled carbon flat
steel for pipe and tube products
September
SSI was awarded
EIA Awards 2001
October
SSI received
Thai Industrial Standard no. TIS 1501-2541 for hot
rolled carbon flat
steel for machine structures and special applications
November
SSI received
Thai Industrial Standard no. TIS 1884-2542 for hot
rolled carbon flat
steel with press draw ability to be used for automobile.
December
Thai Coated
Steel Sheet Co., Ltd. (TCS) increased its share
capital from Baht 3,400
million to Baht 4,756.9 million. As a result, shareholding
by SSI in TCS diluted from
8.65% to 3.70%.
2002
May
SSI received
ISO 18001 certificate.
SSI won The National Awards in Safety, Occupational
Health, and Workplace
Environment 2002 for the 2nd year in a row.
SSI won The
Prime Minister's Industry Award 2002 for Quality
Management.
June
The Board of
Directors appointed Mr. Sittichai Thiensathaporn
as the
President and Executive Director.
The Board of Directors appointed
Mr. Win Viriyaprapaikit as
Executive Vice President.
September
SSI received Thai Industrial Standard no. TIS
1999-2543 for hot rolled carbon flat
steel for automotive structural uses.
SSI received Thai Industrial Standard no. TIS
2011-2543 for hot rolled carbon flat
steel for corrosion resistant steel.
October
SSI received
Thai Industrial Standard no. TIS 2060-2543 for hot
rolled carbon flat
steel for gas cylinders.
November
SSI
achieved 10,000,000 tonnes of hot rolled coil production.
2003
May
SSI won the
first ever "Prime Minister's Best Industry
Award".
SSI received The Prime Minister's
Industry Award 2003 for Safety Management.
SSI won The
National Awards in Safety, Occupational Health,
and Workplace
Environment 2003 for the 3rd year in a row.
June
SSI was awarded
The Outstanding Business for Labour Relations 2003.
SSI was awarded The Outstanding
Business for Labour Welfare and Benefits
2003.
November
SSI gained The
Outstanding Contributor to the National War against
Drugs.
2004
January
The Board of
Directors appointed Mr. Win Viriyaprapaikit as President.
March
First hot rolled
steel sheet pickled and oiled (Cleanstrip) produced.
April
SSI obtains
TIS 17025 certification of laboratory accreditation.
May
SSI received
The National Awards in Safety, Occupational Health,
and Workplace
Environment 2004 for the 4th year in a row.
SSI was awarded The Outstanding
Business for Labour Relations 2004.
SSI was awarded
The Outstanding Business for Labour Welfare and
Benefits
2004.
2005
February
SSI received The Thai Labour Standard Certificate Basic Level 2005 (TLS-2546)
March
SSI had HSM capacity expansion from 2.4 million tones to 4.0 million tones per annum.
SSI enhanced its product range from thickness of 1.0 mm. to 19.0 mm.
May
SSI was granted The Prime Minister's Industry Award 2005 for Productivity Improvement. (second time)
SSI received The National Award in Safety, Occupational Health, and Workplace Environment. (fifth time)
SSI was awarded The Outstanding Business for Labour Relations 2005.
SSI was awarded The Outstanding Business for Labour Welfare and Benefits 2005
July
SSI received SET Awards 2005 – Best Corporate Governance Report
November
SSI received Board of the Year Awards 2004/05 for Distinctive Practices from Thai Institute of Directors Association.
2006
April
SSI received ISO14001: 2004 certificate.
May
SSI received The National Award in Safety, Occupational Health, and Workplace Environment for the sixth consecutive year.
July
SSI won the SET Awards 2006 : Distinction in Maintaining Excellent Corporate Governance Report for the second consecutive year
September
SSI was awarded The Outstanding Business for Labour Relations & Welfare and Benefits 2006.
August
SSI received the first ever in Thailand for Conformite European Mark (CE) from LRQA South East Asia, India and Australia
SSI received The 2006 Prime Minister ‘s Industry Award for Energy Management
2007
January
Announced its vision “ Market Leader of High-Grade Steel Sheets in ASEAN, Creating Sustainable Value for Stakeholders”
May
SSI received The National Award in Safety, Occupational Health, and Workplace Environment.(for the seventh consecutives year)
SSI was granted The Prime Minister's Industry Award 2007 for Quality Management.
September
SSI was awarded The Outstanding Business for Labour Relations & Welfare and Benefits 2007.
November
SSI enhanced its product with thinnest thickness of 0.87 mm.
December
SSI received Board of the Year Awards 2006/07 for Distinctive Practices
2008
February
SSI enhanced its product with thinnest thickness of 0.80 mm.
June
SSI received The Prime Minister's Industry Award 2008 for Environmental Management.
