Ho Ren Hua FORBES ASIA
Ho Ren Hua is the CEO of Thai Wah, a Thailand-based company that specializes in manufacturing tapioca starch, vermicelli and noodle products. The company was set up by Ho's grandfather in 1947, and throughout the years, it grew into an agrifood company that has now 15 operations across Asia.
With sustainability at the core of the business, Ho said Thai Wah will be launching the first generation of tapioca-based bioplastics in January 2022 that helps address the need for sustainable packaging. He said it'll be the first tapioca-based bioplastic that's launched at a commercial scale.
"We think that this product, although in its early stages, has a long runway to actually catalyze change in the way we think about sustainable packaging, because it's plant-based, it's biodegradable and it's fully compostable," he told Forbes Asia.
Being the CEO of what he calls a young company with an old history, Ho put stewardship at the heart of growing Thai Wah sustainably.
The values of stewardship and the persistence to try new ways of working and improve, he said, is what the three generations of the Ho family have stood for as they continue to grow Thai Wah.
Source : forbes.com