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- Tipco Asphalt Public Company Limited Tipco Asphalt Public Company Limited (TASCO-R.BK) manufactures and distributes asphalt and petroleum products for road construction, maintenance, and paving industries in Thailand and internationally. The company operates through Manufacturing and Trading; and Construction Business segments, producing asphalt cement, asphalt emulsion, cutback asphalt, modified asphalt emulsion, polymer modified asphalt, premium asphalt, special products including Tipco Premix, Tipco Joint Sealer, Tipco Joint Primer, and coating applications; it also provides refinery, storage, and tank rental services for asphalt and petroleum products, shipping management and agency, distribution of machines, materials, and tools, road construction and rehabilitation services, marine transportation services, and sale of construction materials to contractors, traders, terminal owners, and distributors. Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, Tipco Asphalt maintains manufacturing facilities and asphalt terminals across Thailand, a refinery in Kemaman, Malaysia through subsidiary Kemaman Bitumen Company Sdn. Bhd., and operations in Indonesia, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, and other Asian Pacific markets; it partners strategically with Colas S.A., a French civil engineering firm. Recent developments include the commencement of production at a new polymer modified asphalt plant in Palembang, Indonesia in September 2025 to meet demand for premium-grade asphalt; completion by subsidiary Thanomwongse Services, in which Colas holds a 31.09% stake, of the third runway and two taxiways at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok in collaboration with Nawarat Patanakarn PLC; suspension of one Thailand production facility in Q3 2025 to enhance operating efficiency; initiation of Solar Roof projects at multiple asphalt plants including Surat Thani in April 2025 to boost renewable energy use and cut emissions; and receipt of Green Industry Award Level 5 at Nakhon Ratchasima and Surat Thani plants along with a 5-star Corporate Governance Report rating in 2025.