SMO unveils plan to raise capacity to 345 tonnes of fresh palm fruit per hour, presses ahead with CPKO plant investment

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SMO Public Company Limited, or SMO, announced plans to expand production capacity and move forward with new investment projects at a Dinner Talk seminar for listed-company executives meeting investors in Khon Kaen province and nearby provinces. Kusol Sripaurya, Chief Financial Officer, and Dr. Somphob Sakpanpanom, Chairman of Asset Pro Management Company Limited, joined in presenting information about SMO's business. SMO reported second-quarter 2026 results with total revenue of 3.51855 billion baht, up 2.48% from the same period a year earlier, and net profit of 29.56 million baht. The company has increased production capacity at its Phanom branch plant and subsidiaries, bringing the group's total installed capacity to 345 tonnes of fresh palm fruit per hour, an increase of 35.29%, to meet demand from partners both in Thailand and abroad. In addition, the company is pressing ahead with investment in a palm kernel oil plant, or CPKO, with a capacity of 300 tonnes per day, and the Evaporator–Green Project wastewater evaporator project at the Phanom branch in Surat Thani province, to create a new S-Curve and extend value-added products. Once fully operational, these are expected to generate additional revenue of more than 1 billion baht per year.

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SMO expanded group installed capacity to 345 tonnes of fresh palm fruit per hour (+35.29%) and is investing in a 300 t/day CPKO plant to serve partner demand.

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