Vietnam is 'top priority' for Siam Cement in coming years: CEO

Packaging adds to growth while cement and building materials lag, Roongrote says

"Our philosophy is that if our people are safe, then we can service our customer," Siam Cement Group CEO Roongrote Rangsiyopash says on his company's approach to managing crises like the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Masayuki Yuda)

TORU TAKAHASHI, Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Headquarters for Asia

April 5, 2021 05:40 JST

BANGKOK -- Siam Cement Group, one of Thailand's top industrial companies, sees bright prospects for growth within Southeast Asia beyond its home market, particularly in Vietnam, CEO Roongrote Rangsiyopash says.

"I think, at this point, Vietnam. Maybe secondly would be Indonesia," Roongrote told Nikkei in an interview when asked about the group's priority markets.