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If Thai corporations continue to pour billions of dollars into petrochemicals, LNG and retail in Vietnam, will Vietnamese businesses be at risk of being overwhelmed right at home?
Vietnam is becoming the focus of attracting strategic investment capital from Thailand when a series of large corporations such as Gulf, SCG and Siam Piwat express their desire to expand their presence in Vietnam in the fields of petrochemicals, LNG, new materials, logistics, high-end retail and urban development.
What is worth noting is that these are no longer short-term investments but a long-term strategy to occupy an important position in Vietnam's industrial and energy supply chain for decades to come.
These fields are being targeted by Thai corporations
Investment Orientation Field
LNG Gas power plant, LNG terminal
Petrochemical Plastic raw materials, industrial chemicals
New materials High-tech industry
Logistics Regional supply chain
High-end retail New generation shopping center
Circular economy Recycling and reducing emissions
Why is Vietnam so attractive?
Vietnam indicators
GDP growth highest in ASEAN
Population More than 100 million people
Domestic consumption Strong growth
Electricity demand increases continuously every year
Green transition National priority
While many Southeast Asian economies grow slowly, Vietnam is still considered a marketstrategic market thanks to rapid industrialization and growing energy demand.
⚡ Gulf targets LNG and renewable energy
Gulf Group wants to become a long-term strategic partner in the field of LNG and renewable energy.
This is a notable signal because Vietnam is in need of huge capital for gas power projects to gradually replace high-emission power sources.
It is forecast that by 2030, Vietnam's electricity demand may increase sharply with digitalization, AI, data centers and high-tech industrial production.
SCG continues to bet on petrochemicals
SCG is currently one of the largest foreign investors in the field of construction materials and petrochemicals in Vietnam.
New directions include:
✔ High-tech materials
✔ Large value-added petrochemicals
✔ Circular economy
✔ Recycled materials
✔ Reduce industrial emissions
This shows that competition in the petrochemical industry will become more and more fierce among regional enterprises.
Compare the advantages of the regional petrochemical industry
Country Strengths
Vietnam Fast growing market
Thailand Long-standing petrochemical experience
Singapore International petrochemical and logistics center
Malaysia Large oil and gas resources
Siam Piwat wants to develop an experiential urban model
Not only energy and industry, the high-end retail sector is also attracting Thai capital.
Siam Piwat expressed his desire to participate in developing the Thu Thiem area according to a combined model
Commercial center
Creative culture
Travel destination
High-end retail
Hi urban spacemodern
This is a successful model in Bangkok and is expected to create more momentum for the service economy in Vietnam.
Impact on Vietnam's economy
Benefits Impact
FDI Capital Increase long-term investment
Technology Promote technical transfer
Jobs Create thousands of quality jobs
Export Increase production capacity
Energy Improve energy security
The most important thing is not the amount of investment capital, but how much Vietnamese businesses will participate in the new value chain that is being formed.
If we make good use of the opportunity to cooperate with Gulf, SCG and Siam Piwat, Vietnam can become the new industrial, petrochemical and energy center of Southeast Asia. On the contrary, if it only plays the role of a consumer market, most of the added value can continue to be in the hands of foreign corporations.
In your opinion, should Vietnam prioritize attracting large-scale FDI or focus on supporting domestic businesses to be able to compete with international corporations?
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