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Jorge Buckup
PRESIDENT LATIN AMERICA, UNIVAR SOLUTIONS
"Our global-to-local structure gives us the pathway to introduce new sustainable solutions faster and make a real impact."
Jun Saplad
REGION PRESIDENT APAC AND SVP ASIA TASTE, DSM-FIRMENICH
"As a combined force, we have identified lots of opportunities in the APAC market."
Josephine Moh
VICE PRESIDENT AND HEAD, CHEMICALS & MATERIALS, SINGAPORE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD (EDB)
"With strong foundations in infrastructure, talent, and innovation capabilities in Singapore, we continue to welcome investments in the chemicals space and break new ground in the industry."
Ignacio Gonzalez Crende
PRESIDENT, VOPAK BRAZIL
"As momentum for new energies, hydrogen, ammonia, and sustainable feedstocks grows, we see a bigger interest in infrastructure for storing these products – this will be a big part of our growth."
Andreas Igerl
PRESIDENT APAC, IMCD GROUP
"We focus on what we can influence, growing our specialty project pipelines and focusing on further supplier expansion."
Sudheer Vijapurapu
MANAGING DIRECTOR, NEW ASIA SHIPBROKERS (NAS)
"Our business has experienced significant growth in the past 12 months, largely driven by the biofuel sector and related feedstock movements, which now constitute 50-60% of our portfolio."
Miguel Benedetto
GENERAL DIRECTOR, ANIQ (CHEMICAL INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF MEXICO)
"The stronger Pemex will be, the stronger Mexico will be in developing the raw materials critical for the development of all manufacturing industries, from electronics to automotive and pharma."
Manuel Díaz
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, APLA
“We begin to foresee a gradual improvement in economies, with a greater participation of our products, particularly in sectors such as automotive, construction and mass consumption.”
Edison Terra
VP OLEFINS AND POLYOLEFINS – SOUTH AMERICA, BRASKEM
“Sustainability, in all its forms, is not a passing trend – it is a megatrend. This is where we’ve directed most of our investments. Over the last year, we increased our green ethylene production from 200,000 tons/year to 260,000 t/y.”
Vimala Arumugam
MANAGING DIRECTOR, BASF SOUTH EAST ASIA AND BASF (MALAYSIA)
"The new site demonstrates the strengthening of our commitment to Singapore, where we now have four production facilities, in line with the Singaporean government’s stance on promoting specialty chemicals."
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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.
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.
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