‏Press Release‏

‏PRIME GROUP IS PROUDLY PRESENTED WITH NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD 2020‏

‏Ho Chi Minh City, May 26th, 2021:‏ ‏ At the National Quality Award Ceremony 2020 organized recently by The Ministry of Science and Technology, Prime Group – a subsidiary of SCG is recognized with the National Quality Award 2020 for its contribution. Receiving this Award manifests the Group’s mission to provide trusted quality products and services for the benefits of the consumers and the society. ‏

‏Mr. Nat Changlum – CFO of Prime Group shared that “Following our visions to become the leading company in Building Material business, Prime Group has adhered to good corporate governance and sustainable development principles since our establishment in 1999. In 2020, our main focus is to create and provide Trusted Quality Product, especially in the ceramic field through advanced technology, research & development capacity, trendsetter mindsets, installation standards and better wellness to our consumers by providing a holistic solution package. ‏

‏With such relentless effort, Prime Group is proud to receive the National Quality Award this year. This Award remains as an affirmation for our endless effort to uplift the lives of our consumers and the‏ ‏ whole society alike‏ ‏.”.‏

‏The National Quality Award is an award under the Global Performance Excellence Awards (GPEA) system, awarded by the Prime Minister to businesses with excellent achievements in improving product, service, competitiveness and performance, promoting integration regional and internationally. The Government assigned the Ministry of Science and Technology (Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality) to lead the implementation of National Quality Award activities since 1996. ‏

‏To be qualified as “National Quality”, ‏ ‏a series of reputable enterprises with competitive capacity must ‏ ‏fully comply with 7 criteria including leadership; strategic planning; customer and market oriented; knowledge measurement, analysis, and management; human resource management and development; process management and operational performance results. ‏

‏According to Prime Group, the participation in this award is an opportunity for the firm to review the business performance, acknowledge the current strengths and weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges, leading to specific productivity enhancement measures and roadmap of sustainable development. ‏

‏Specifically, the company has applied the up-to-date knowledge in corporate governance to set out a business strategy that takes into account the well-being of its employees, customers, partners and societies. In which, besides the agility to market change, the adaptation of technology and information in business management, Prime Group has shown the highest responsibility to the locality where it operates, by contributing to national budget annually, supporting locality in COVID-19 and other charity works, as well as offering the healthy environment for its employees. ‏

‏“Prime Group’s achievement in the National Quality Award this year, amidst challenges posted by COVID-19, has once again proven the sustainable approach that the company has been pursuing. This will also remain the compass of our activities in the upcoming era, to become a sustainable business leader in Vietnam and the region”, added Mr. Nat Changlum – CFO of Prime Group. ‏

‏Established in Vietnam in 1999, Prime Group, nowadays, is a leading building materials manufacturer with more than 4,400 employees and 16 subsidiary companies. The Group’s portfolio includes a wide array of products, including ceramic tiles, roof tiles, and water heater. In 2013, Prime Group joined SCG as a big leap to enhance its new product development, human resources and production for better habitat solutions. In 2020, at the ASEAN Business Forum +3, Prime Group is honorably presented with the ASEAN Outstanding Enterprises 2020 Vietnam Award, for its positive contribution to national and regional development.‏

‏Besides maintaining a series of international quality standards such as ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 50001…, Prime Group keeps gearing toward sustainable development and providing better habitat solutions, not just by its leading brands with trendy designs, but also with production plants that meet the world-class quality standards. ‏

‏About SCG:‏

‏SCG, one of the leading conglomerates in the ASEAN region, comprises three core businesses: SCG Cement-Building Materials, SCG Chemicals, and SCG Packaging. With more than 200 companies under its umbrella and approximately 57,000 employees, SCG creates and distributes innovative products and services that respond to the current and future needs of consumers. SCG began its business operations in Vietnam in 1992 with a trading business and gradually expanded investment in diversified businesses in the cement-building materials, chemicals, and packaging.‏

‏Today, with a total of 22 companies across Vietnam driven by more than 10,300 employees, SCG offers a variety of premium products and services to markets. Available products in cement-building materials include concrete roof, fiber cement board, fiber-cement wood substitute products for floor and ceiling, white cement, ready-mixed concrete under the brand ‘SCG’ and wall and floor ceramic tiles under the brand ‘Prime’ and sanitary ware & fittings, bathroom fixtures under the brand ‘COTTO’. The latest is the cement product under ‘SCG Super Cement’, ‘Song Gianh’, and ‘StarCemt’. In the packaging business, available products are reading & writing paper under the brand ‘IDEA’ and corrugated containers, kraft paper, and flexible packaging. In the chemicals business, available products are downstream chemicals products such as PE&PP, XLPE, PVC resin, and compound, etc.‏
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‏On April 25, 2021, Mr. Nat Changlum – Chief Financial Officer of Prime Group, on behalf of Prime Group, received the National Quality Award 2020 in the National Quality Award Ceremony.‏