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Lohia

Legacy

We lift the curtain behind Indorama Ventures as Founder and
Group CEO, Aloke Lohia, refl ects on family values, growing
through crises, and continuing to serve the community.
B Y AIDEN JE WELLE GONZ ALE S

It’s not about me,” Aloke Lohia, the Founder and Group Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) plastic worldwide, supplying
CEO of Indorama Ventures tells me, his pipe in hand, when their products to global brands such as Coca Cola, Pepsi, Johnson
I meet him to get a peek behind the scenes at the company’s & Johnson, and more; he is quick to demur: “Everyone knows the
global headquarters in Bangkok. An industry titan and legendary basics of what Indorama Ventures does, but that is not its heart
entrepreneur who helped launch his family business from an idea and soul,” he gently corrects me, impassioned. “We are a family
to a global powerhouse in over 30 countries, Aloke is certainly business that started from nothing. Our aim is to give back to the
larger than life; an unmatched presence and gravitas that pulls in community; to use our privilege to ensure that we help those around
everyone around him. When I tell him how eager I am to meet us, not just here in Thailand but around the world.”
the entrepreneur behind the company that produces and recycles

Aloke Lohia (centre) was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at ITCC’s 80th Anniversary.