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Vinod Agnihotri
MANAGING DIRECTOR, LANXESS
"While businesses faced challenges due to COVID-19-related reasons, our manufacturing business continued. We received good support from the local authorities, and our movement and supply of goods remained smooth. I would say that our Asian supply chains demonstrated greater resilience during this period."
Andreas Kappler
HEAD - VERTICAL MANAGEMENT CHEMICAL & PHARMA ASEAN, SIEMENS SINGAPORE
"A few years ago, we had to bring up Industry 4.0 topics to our clients. Now, our clients proactively discuss digitalization topics, and this is a big shift."
Jerry Looi
CEO, ASTA CHEMICALS (ASTACHEM)
“I am very keen to attract new contract manufacturing clients. We are currently producing pathogen controls chemicals in animal feed for a client, but our facilities are flexible to accommodate different requirements.”
Kenny Teh
MANAGING DIRECTOR, AIR LIQUIDE MALAYSIA
"The choice of Malaysia to host APAC Global Services allows Air Liquide to tap on the vast digital infrastructure, vibrant talent pool and English language competency that the country offers."
Adam Banaszak
GENERAL MANAGER, TROUW NUTRITION APAC
"The major theme over the past year has been on cost-value, but this year, we see a change; while costs remain a main contention point, we also note greater attention paid to sustainability and precision nutrition."
Josef Müller
DIRECTOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, CHEMICALS STEINWEG GROUP
"Industry demand has already exceeded Singapore's production capacity. Malaysia, and Port Klang in particular, benefits from the availability of capacity and the persistent cost advantages. Substantial port-level expenditures planned in anticipation of massive volume diversion to Malaysia will also aid this trend."
Lee Cheun Wei
MD / GROUP CEO, ANCOM NYLEX BERHAD (ANB)
"Ancom is one of the only herbicides synthesizers of certain active ingredients for crop protection in the region."
Alex Soeriyadi
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, SALIM AGROCHEMICAL
"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."
Jackson Kho
AREA DIRECTOR – SOUTHEAST ASIA, TREMCO CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS GROUP (CPG) APAC
"Every country in Southeast Asia is now looking at new codes for fire protection, and Tremco CPG is sitting at those tables, educating the market and regulators on safety and certification."
Paul Chan
MD, JEBSEN & JESSEN INGREDIENTS THAILAND
"Despite existing uncertainties, we expect 2023 to be another strong year, again fueled by pharmaceuticals, personal care, and food ingredients."
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