CEO (PH), REGION MANAGER CHEMICALS SOUTH AMERICA (SVL) & HEAD OF M&A AND CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT (SVE), MANUCHAR
"Manuchar is actively looking for M&A opportunities from Mexico and Central America where we see great potential related to nearshoring, over to the Andean region."
"Grupo Reno has a very well-established position in Chile and Peru, and we want to further strengthen our position in Paraguay and then start building a footprint in Colombia."
"If you want to attract talent, you need to make real drives toward sustainability and prove it with real actions, marketing gimmicks will not suffice."
"We are creating a highly automated factory in Togo that will provide customized fertilizers for specific crops and soils, coupled with an integrated soil testing lab and quality analysis lab."
"ShipFocus is focused on the development of the maritime start-up ecosystem in Singapore and efforts to transition the maritime supply chain into the digital world."
"Latin America has its risks, but if you know how to calculate and navigate them and you put resources in the right places, Latin America is a place where one can grow faster."
"Anastacio has recently expanded in new markets like Argentina or Mexico purely organically and with great success, but we are indeed considering a potential acquisition in 2024 that would speed up and simplify our expansion on the Pacific side."
SOUTH & SOUTHEAST ASIA MANAGING PARTNER, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ERM)
"Our revenue has doubled over the last two years. As for Singapore, it is growing rapidly in line with the global demand for sustainability-related services."
In August 2023, Mexican exports to the US surpassed China for the first time. As companies prioritize securing supply their chains after years of logistics challenges, Mexico has begun to see major benefits. With a spate of new infrastructure projects such as the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec coming online in 2023, the country is actively opening itself to investment. The chemical industry, in particular, is positioned for nearshoring-driven growth.