"Ineos is committed to the Indonesian market, and our assets remain consecrated to the needs of the domestic market. In the future, we may look beyond PTA into more downstream molecules."
"Being able to service this region from Singapore plays out as a significant advantage for us. With the future growth potential of China in question, I believe Southeast Asia will be the beneficiary."
"Salim Agro has doubled its size in the last decade and we anticipate further growth coming from two key pillars: the increased usage of crop protection in the domestic market, and capturing more export markets."
"Within the next two years, we will open a new production facility to produce Neo-Pentyl Glycol (NPG), which uses IBA as a raw material. With these investments, we anticipate the value of PT PON to increase tenfold."
GLOBAL COMMERCIAL HEAD, CHEMICAL BU, THERMAX LIMITED
"We aim to make our products affordable and accessible to customers in SEA by partnering with local distributors, except in Indonesia, where we will employ a direct market strategy, given the similarity in customer buying behaviors to India."
"We are following closely the evolution of sustainability policies in the region, as more governments become more aware of sustainability imperatives."
"Among our customers, we note a heightened awareness of preventative safety practices. Also, OURAY see a lot of growth in those exceedingly hazardous chemicals such as fluoridated and brominated materials."
"Our push towards sustainability is the common theme of all investments. We want to create a global network of integrated businesses with multiple synergies."
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INDONESIAN MINING ASSOCIATION (IMA)
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