According to Nikkei Asia, Thammasak Sethaudom, CEO of Thailand's Siam Cement Group (SCG), stated that the company plans to reopen its core plastics plant in Vietnam by mid-2027. The report noted that the facility was previously shut down due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and the company is currently diversifying its feedstock sources beyond the Middle East, including utilizing U.S. ethane for plastics production.