Cambodia is a fascinating country;  it exists in many ways on the border between its sometimes troubled history and the potential of its future.  Cambodia is a developing nation, and while not moving as quickly or obviously as India or China are, there is a strong drive towards industrial progress and economic independence in many Cambodian people.  The strength and progress in the steel industry is one example of how the country is progressing towards a western style economy, complete with western style development, housing and infrastructure projects.  Prefabricated garages (Fertig Garagen), once a rare sight in Cambodia, are now common place and are a good example of how the steel industry is becoming recognised and adopted by both large scale developers and by regular Cambodian people.

Cambodia is a nation located in South East Asia.  It has a population of about 14 million people, bordering Thailand to the west, Vietnam to the southeast and Laos to the northeast.  Cambodia is a fairly religious country, and one of few worldwide where the majority of the population are Buddhists.  There are many other religions represented in Cambodia as well, with large numbers of Muslims, Hindus and Christians, and even some small animist hill tribes.  This complex mix of religions makes for a rich culture, although there has been some problems in the past relating to ethnic tension and religious differences.

There has been almost 30 years of civil war in Cambodia’s recent history, which has helped to give the nation a culture of economic dependence and reliance on external aid programs and grants.  China is one nation that has invested widely in Cambodian infrastructure projects, with many Chinese companies building large scale steel bridges and other projects for use by the Cambodian people.  Some of the largest Chinese steel companies are starting the exploration of iron ore in Cambodia’s remote northern province of Preah Vihear.  Shougang Iron and Steel Group are one of the companies involved in what will be a huge exploration project, that will no doubt have a large impact on the amount of steel being used by the native Cambodian people.

Prefabricated garage businesses that produce a variety of garages and garage gate (Garagentor) components are starting to be seen in some Cambodian industrial centres.  Some of these companies are manufacturing their own steel products, while others are simply importing and selling on these products to the people of Cambodia.  While a large scale steel industry may not still be operating in the nation, there are a number of small workshops and manufacturing plants that produce steel products.  Cambodia is becoming more industrialised every year, with steel use and small scale production becoming an important part of this process.  The great weather and beautiful scenery that drive the Cambodian tourist industry have long given the country a strong tourism industry sector, however, it will not be long before the Cambodian economy can add and complement this natural strength with strong and viable national development.