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Published September 2025Insight Research17 min readFY2024 / 1H 202511 sources, 7 primary-gradeStrong source depth

Thai PCB Electronics: KCE-Led Listed Stack

Thai PCB output reached ~USD 3.5B in 2024 (~3.8-4.1% of global) with KCE the listed-anchor automotive specialist (~70% auto exposure, ~THB 15B FY2024 revenue). The wider listed stack β€” Delta (THB 329B), Cal-Comp (THB…

Key takeaways

  1. 1

    Thai PCB output reached ~ in 2024 with Krungsri Research forecasting by 2030 (CAGR ~); HDI and multi-layer PCBs represent over of export value.

  2. 2

    Approximately 60 PCB manufacturers from China and Taiwan set up new Thai factories in less than 3 years per Nation Thailand β€” including Unimicron, WUS Printed Circuit, Compeq β€” concentrated in EEC (Rayong, Chonburi, Prachinburi).

  3. 3

    BOI 2024 electronics-and-data-centre investment applications reached (10-year high); FDI of total value; electronics is the headline application driver.

  4. 4

    Listed stack revenue scale (FY2024): Delta Electronics Thailand ~, Cal-Comp CCET , Hana Microelectronics , SVI , KCE Electronics .

  5. 5

    KCE is the structural automotive-PCB anchor at world top-8 supplier ranking with ~ auto exposure; FY2024 net profit compressed to in 2025 (- YoY) on strong baht and copper costs.

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    US reciprocal-tariff regime accelerates Chinese PCB capacity migration to Thailand per IConnect007; talent bottleneck (engineers, line operators) is the binding 2025-2026 constraint.

Questions this report answers

How big is the Thai PCB market and what is its growth trajectory? Per Krungsri Research's 2025-2027 outlook, Thai PCB output reached approximately in 2024, forecast to reach by 2030 β€” a CAGR of approximately . HDI and multi-layer PCBs represent over of export value, reflecting the high-value-tier specialization. The structural growth driver is automotive PCB on EV and ADAS content-per-vehicle uplift; KCE is the world top-8 automotive PCB supplier per the FY2024 SET disclosure.[, ]

What is the Chinese-and-Taiwanese capacity migration into Thailand? Per Nation Thailand's PCB-hub coverage, approximately 60 new PCB manufacturers from China and Taiwan set up new Thai factories in less than 3 years β€” including Unimicron, WUS Printed Circuit, and Compeq β€” concentrated in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC: Rayong, Chonburi, Prachinburi). The migration is driven by US reciprocal-tariff exposure on Chinese-origin PCB per IConnect007 and TrendForce's Thailand-as-PCB-hub framing. The talent bottleneck (engineers, line operators) is the binding 2025-2026 constraint as new capacity ramps faster than skilled labour can be trained.[, , ]

What is the BOI policy framework and FDI scale? BOI 2024 investment applications hit β€” a 10-year high β€” with electronics and data centres the headline application driver per the BOI 2024 disclosure. FDI accounted for of total application value, reflecting the structural foreign-investor pull into Thai electronics manufacturing. The application surge corresponds to the Chinese-Taiwanese PCB-factory migration wave and supports the broader Thai-as-electronics-hub thesis.[]

How does the Thai-listed PCB-and-EMS stack break down? FY2024 revenue per the company filings: Delta Electronics Thailand ~ (largest by market cap, EV power electronics, mobility ~ of revenue), Cal-Comp CCET (largest pure-play EMS), Hana Microelectronics (PCBA, IC assembly), SVI (industrial-medical-automotive specialty EMS, 8 plants across 5 countries), KCE Electronics (automotive-PCB anchor at ~ auto exposure). KCE is the most leveraged to the global automotive-PCB cycle; Delta to the EV-and-data-centre power thesis; CCET to the volume EMS demand. The 2025 KCE net profit drop to (- YoY) on strong baht and copper costs reflects the cyclical compression that hits the Thai listed stack disproportionately.[, , , , , ]

Krungsri, Nation, BOI, KCE, Hana, CCET, SVI, Delta filings, IConnect007, TrendForce, Kaohoon
Data as of: FY2024 / 2025 cycle / 2030 forecast

Executive summary

Thai PCB and electronics manufacturing is a structural beneficiary of the post-2024 US-China tariff realignment. Per Krungsri Research, Thai PCB output reached approximately in 2024 with forecast growth to by 2030 (CAGR ~). HDI and multi-layer PCBs at over of export value reflect the high-value-tier specialisation. Approximately 60 Chinese-and-Taiwanese PCB manufacturers β€” including Unimicron, WUS Printed Circuit, Compeq β€” set up new Thai factories in less than 3 years per Nation Thailand, concentrated in the Eastern Economic Corridor. BOI 2024 electronics-and-data-centre investment applications hit (10-year high) with FDI at of total value.[, , ]

The Thai-listed PCB-and-EMS stack provides the cleanest exposure-set. FY2024 revenue: Delta Electronics Thailand ~ (EV powertrain ~ of revenue plus power electronics, infrastructure, automation), Cal-Comp CCET (largest pure-play EMS, + YoY net profit growth), Hana Microelectronics (PCBA Thailand / PCBA China / IC Thailand ), SVI (industrial-medical-automotive specialty EMS), KCE Electronics (world top-8 auto PCB at ~ auto exposure). KCE is the most cycle-leveraged: 2025 net profit dropped to (- YoY) on strong baht and copper costs per Kaohoon β€” the structural automotive-PCB cycle floor signal.[, , , , , ]

The 2025-2027 thesis depends on three structural variables. First, US reciprocal-tariff regime sustainability β€” IConnect007 frames the Chinese PCB capacity migration to Thailand as accelerating. Second, BOI A1+ promotion eligibility and talent-bottleneck management β€” line-operator-and-engineer training capacity is the binding constraint as new factories ramp. Third, the EV-and-ADAS automotive-PCB demand cycle β€” KCE's recovery from 2025 trough plus Delta's mobility-segment scale-up are the leading indicators. Krungsri's 2030 forecast assumes structural sustainability of all three variables.[, , ]

Krungsri, Nation, BOI, KCE, Hana, CCET, SVI, Delta, IConnect007, TrendForce, Kaohoon
Data as of: FY2024 / 2025 cycle / 2030 forecast

Thai-listed PCB and EMS stack FY2024 revenue (THB millions)

Delta Electronics (Thailand)

FY2024 revenue (THB M)

329,470

Notes

Largest Thai-listed electronics name by market cap; EV power electronics, mobility ~33%, infrastructure, automation segments.

Cal-Comp (CCET)

FY2024 revenue (THB M)

147,620

Notes

Largest pure-play Thai EMS; +133% YoY net profit growth FY2024; New Kinpo Group subsidiary.

Hana Microelectronics

FY2024 revenue (THB M)

24,801

Notes

PCBA Thailand 49% / PCBA China 14% / IC Thailand 24%; IC assembly -20% drag in FY2024.

SVI

FY2024 revenue (THB M)

21,910

Notes

Industrial-medical-automotive specialty EMS; 8 plants across Thailand, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Cambodia; +49.92% YoY earnings.

KCE Electronics

FY2024 revenue (THB M)

15,210

Notes

World top-8 automotive PCB supplier; ~70% auto exposure; FY2025 trough with -49.5% YoY net profit.

Delta Thailand FY2024, CCET FY2024 annual, Hana FY2024 MD&A, SVI FY2024 Stock Analysis, KCE FY2024 SET disclosure
Data as of: FY2024

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Why this report matters

Thai PCB-and-electronics is the cleanest beneficiary of US-China tariff realignment with USD 3.5B 2024 output forecast to USD 5.62B 2030. ~60 new Chinese-and-Taiwanese factories in 3 years and BOI $32.8B 2024 applications confirm structural scale-up. KCE FY2024 cycle peak compressed to FY2025 trough; Delta EV mobility ~33% revenue is the structural growth lane. Watch talent-bottleneck and US-tariff stability through 2026.

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