Korean firms using road show to promote standard construction materials in Cambodia

• Me Wathana
• 20 June 2019
• Local News
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In response to the rapidly growing construction industry in Cambodia, more than 20 Korean firms sought to introduce standard construction materials to the market Korea-Cambodia construction material roadshow held at the Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra on Thursday 20 June.

The Cambodian Constructors Association (CCA) which represent 168 construction-related companies and the Korean government trade promotion body Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) co-organised the ‘Cambodia-Korea Construction Material Roadshow 2019’. More than 120 companies participated in the one-day business matching event, following the recent bilateral cooperation agreement between the two organisations. (Read more)

“Because the construction industry in Cambodia is booming, we heard that some of the construction materials are not so efficient in Cambodia [and] Cambodia depends on construction material from other countries like China, Vietnam, Thailand,” said Mr Kyungmoo Kwon, KOTRA Phnom Penh Director General.

“They [developer] also want better quality and, better equipment and construction material, so we really want to introduce efficient, safe and better-quality Korean products and equipment related to construction,” he added.

Citing that the construction sector continues to flourish in 2019 with investment increasing more than 60% over the first quarter, H.E Chhan Soriyakphal, Director General, Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction, welcomed Korean construction material firms as they will help push for more quality material for the country.

“The participation of Korean companies, as well as other foreign companies and local companies, create competition within the construction material supply for the construction sector,” he said, “and I believe that the competition is going to raise the quality”.

Okhna Hann Khieng, First Vice Chairman of CCA believes that this first cooperation between the two organisations is a good sign for the construction sector saying that the showcased materials are of a high quality.

“I think there are many benefits, and speaking of Korean construction material, the quality is good, and the prices are competitive. The construction materials that I saw are good quality,” he said.

According to Okhna Hann Khieng, construction materials from Korea are widely used in the industry, especially electrical wires.

Aiming to promote construction standards in the country, H.E Chhan Soriyakphal said that the ministry is working on a new construction law that would see control over construction material companies as well, so quality is in accordance to technical standards.