- CEO
- Shih-Hao Chiu
- Full Time Employees
- 725
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Electrical products
- Address
- 589/71, Central City Tower Bangkok BM Thailand 10260
- IPO Date
- Dec 16, 1975
- Business
- Charoong Thai Wire and Cable Public Company Limited (CTW.BK), founded in 1967 and headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, manufactures and distributes a broad range of electrical wires and cables under the CTW brand; its core products include aluminum conductor cables such as ACSR and AAC, copper conductor cables encompassing building wires (THW, NYY, VSF) and bare copper, high-voltage and low-voltage power cables up to 230 kV (including XLPE types at 12/20 kV, 24 kV, 69 kV, 115 kV), fire-resistant and flame-retardant cables, control cables, telecommunication cables (self-supporting drop wire, figure 8 Alpeth, PE Alpeth, foam/skin Alpeth), fiber optic cables (single/multi fiber optics), enameled copper and aluminum wires, non-enameled copper wires, and fabrication services. The company operates through four main segments: Power Cable, Communication Cable, Fiber Optic Cable, and Enameled and Non-Enameled Wire; it serves government entities like the Provincial Electricity Authority, Metropolitan Electricity Authority, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, and state railway projects, as well as private sector clients including contractors, hospitals, condominiums, and airports, with sales channels covering domestic markets and exports to Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, and other international destinations. Subsidiaries such as Siam Pacific Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd. (SPEWC, 100% owned), Siam Fiber Optics Co., Ltd. (SFO, 100% owned since early 2022), Double D Cable Co., Ltd. (DDC, 100% owned), and Shanghai Asia Pacific Electronic Co., Ltd. (SAP, 63.68% owned) support production of enameled wires, LITZ wire, and specialized cables, while investment subsidiary CTW-Beta Co., Ltd. focuses on capital gains and joint ventures like Loxpac (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and Loxpac Hong Kong Co., Ltd. handle telecommunications. Recent developments include full acquisition of SFO in early 2022, development of conduit wiring cables with reduced diameter for increased conduit capacity, ongoing bids for mega infrastructure projects such as Mass Rapid Transit extensions (Blue Line, Orange, Yellow, Pink Lines), State Railway of Thailand double-track and high-speed rail initiatives, Suvarnabhumi Airport Phase II, and overhead-to-underground cable conversions, alongside product innovations like control and signaling cables for transit projects, high-voltage 230 kV cables, and quality enhancements targeting Japan and European Union markets, with certifications under ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, and TIS standards ensuring compliance.