Presented by Mr. Varghese Poulouse Nalian, President & General Manager of Performance Additives Business, Momentive Performance Materials (Thailand), on June 29, 2022

1. ▪ Key player in Specialty Chemicals industry in Thailand/SEA
▪ Safety Management Award from TH labor department for 16 Years
▪ Gold Star Award for Environment from IEAT for 16 years
▪ CSR Award from DIW TH from supporting the local communities
Momentive in Thailand
VP Nalian
President & GM
Performance Additives (PA)
Brief Bio
▪ 25 years in Momentive, currently President of
PA Business, which includes Beauty and
Personal Care, Agriculture, Polyurethane ,
Coatings, Tire, Food and Pharma.
▪ 12 years in GE at various roles including Six
Sigma, M&A, Marketing & MD for GE
Advanced Materials, India.
▪ Lived and worked in India, UAE, Thailand &
USA.

2. Our Experience of Investing in SEA Region
Investing in Thailand
• Second Largest economy in the region
• Well connected and none to limited trade barriers with
ASEAN, India and China
• Established eco-system for Specialty Chemical/materials
industry with surplus power, good infrastructure
• Very attractive investment incentives programs
Challenges
• Strict chemical import regulations
• Need to train & develop technical talent
Investing in Vietnam
• High GDP growth (~6 %) and high Export to GDP ratio.
• Well connected and no trade barrier with SEA and
China, Connected by land border with China
• Young population, 70% in working age group & low
labor cost
• Good investment incentive programs
Challenges
• Complex regulations including but not limited to Land
ownership as foreign entity, Language barriers
• Infrastructure in development stage –Power ,Roads,
Ports
Investing in Indonesia
• Biggest economy and population in SEA
• Domestic economy with small exports to GDP %
• Fast growing middleclass and focus on Infrastructure
• Good investment incentive programs
Challenges
• Strict Labor laws and shortage of qualified manpower
• Land ownership
• Infrastructure in development stage – distribution of power/stability issues