MANAGING DIRECTOR (HN) & SYED AHMAD (SA), DIRECTOR AND PLANT GM, KANEKA MALAYSIA
"Top-level discussions within the group are centered on where the next expansions should come from. I strongly believe Malaysia fits the bill with one of the lowest production costs among our plants and strategic geographical positioning."
"As a leading materials science company, we are prepared to respond quickly when the situation improves. With China finally reopening after COVID, there is a silver lining for spillover growth."
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."
"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."
PRESIDENT, MALAYSIAN PETROCHEMICALS ASSOCIATION (MPA)
"The dynamics of competition are highly fluid today, and I believe the industry will find success in well-defined, specifically targeted products rather than by competing with the same undifferentiated products."
The pre-release edition of Africa Energy 2024 comprises analysis based on over 80 interviews with ministers and leading executives from IOCs, NOCs, independents, associations, investors and service providers, to provide an in-depth and holistic view of sub-Saharan Africa’s ever-evolving energy sector.