CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, KUALA LUMPUR KEPONG BHD (KLK)
"Our vertical integrated model is important from a sustainability perspective; being able to provide end-to-end traceability is an indisputable advantage as many of our large customers like to ascertain the provenience of their products."
"With mining companies currently enjoying high prices, exceptional production performance and robust supply chains, we anticipate that the sector will continue showing resilience and growth, remaining financially sound in 2023."
"My advice to any company planning to raise capital is to do it on a basis that that minimizes the extent to which the company will then be dependent on ups and downs in the markets."
"One of the key things is the relationship and the supporting contract structure. It is a testament to how a mine owner and a mine service provider can work in complete unison realizing a one team approach."
"Our current focus is the production of biorational pesticides and biostimulants that support the growth of organic products and are therefore aligned with the company’s sustainability goals."
"Kuantan provides an opportunity to shift investment from the more crowded and more expensive West Coast to the cheaper, more accommodating East Coast, which is perfectly positioned for doing business with the Far East."
Over the first 10 months of 2022, Mexico exported 20% more products to the United States than it did during the same period the year before. The global trend towards regionalization is lifting the entire Mexican industrial sector, but for the chemical industry in particular, 2022 was a year of nearshoring-driven growth.