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Thomas Philipon
CEO, TOTALENERGIES CORBION
"The bioplastic market is believed to grow at 10 to 15% year on year, and the engine of this growth is the replacement of petrochemical-based plastics."
Dinesh Badgandi
HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS GROUP, INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT GROUP, THERMAX LIMITED
"Thermax's focus on sustainability and energy efficiency has helped the company capitalize on growing demand for clean energy solutions."
Ravi Varanasi
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."
François Fevrier
CEO, SUEZ ASIA
"We are following closely the evolution of sustainability policies in the region, as more governments become more aware of sustainability imperatives."
Aaron Montgomery
PRESIDENT AND CEO, OURAY
"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."
Dirk Lorenz-Meyer
CHAIRMAN, BEHN MEYER GROUP
"Our push towards sustainability is the common theme of all investments. We want to create a global network of integrated businesses with multiple synergies."
Aloke Lohia
FOUNDER AND GROUP CEO, INDORAMA VENTURES PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED (IVL)
"Despite being the largest PET producer globally, Indorama Ventures only captures about 1% of a very fragmented market, which is worth about US$2 trillion. There is plenty of room for growth."
Timo Slawinski
MANAGING DIRECTOR, COVESTRO (THAILAND)
"Our main goals over the next year are to deliver smart and profitable growth in solution and specialties, prepare our sites for the next investments, and advance our roadmap to becoming fully circular."
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It is said that mining is a patient industry. Current demand projections are not. Demand for minerals deemed ‘critical’ is set to increase almost fourfold by 2030, according to the UN. Demand for nickel, cobalt and lithium is predicted to double, triple and rise ten-fold, respectively, between 2022 and 2050. The world will need to mine more copper between 2018 and 2050 than it has mined throughout history. 2050 is also the deadline to curb emissions before reaching a point of ‘no return.’ The pace of mineral demand and the consequences of not meeting it force the industry to act fast and take more risks. Mining cannot afford to be a patient industry anymore. The scramble for supply drives miners back to geological credentials, and therefore to places like the African Central Copperbelt.
It is said that mining is a patient industry. Current demand projections are not. Demand for minerals deemed ‘critical’ is set to increase almost fourfold by 2030, according to the UN. Demand for nickel, cobalt and lithium is predicted to double, triple and rise ten-fold, respectively, between 2022 and 2050. The world will need to mine more copper between 2018 and 2050 than it has mined throughout history. 2050 is also the deadline to curb emissions before reaching a point of ‘no return.’ The pace of mineral demand and the consequences of not meeting it force the industry to act fast and take more risks. Mining cannot afford to be a patient industry anymore. The scramble for supply drives miners back to geological credentials, and therefore to places like the African Central Copperbelt.
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