GENERAL MANAGER - SOUTH AMERICA, HOFMANN ENGINEERING
"We are constantly looking at what are the current performances and failure modes of the OEM product and with our own design department, we carry out investigations and engineering analysis to come up with better features to improve our products."
“One of the challenges we see is that medium-sized or junior companies do not necessarily have the funds to invest in desalination plants. A solution would be for the public and private sectors to work together and develop cost-sharing opportunities with regards to desalination and transportation.”
"We are proud that already 70% of our generation capacity in Chile is CO2 emission free, given that a large portion comes from hydroelectric, wind, solar, and even geothermal plants."
"Robbins is known for taking on challenges – navigating through bad ground conditions and getting out of them – and that is what we are going to continue to do."
GENERAL MANAGER – ANDEAN REGION AND GLOBAL T.U MANAGER FOR SPARES AND SERVICES, HAVER & BOECKER NIAGARA
“An unplanned stop of a vibrating screen for five hours can create a bottleneck which costs (due to lost production) two or three times more than the equipment itself.”
"Cochilco’s list of investments for Chilean mining shows a portfolio of 51 projects with the potential to be executed between now and 2030 for US$69 billion, but this will require collaboration between all actors in the industry, because the demands of communities and the environment are growing continuously."
VP EXTERNAL AFFAIRS & COUNTRY MANAGER CHILE, ALBEMARLE
"Albemarle is excited about the creation of a national lithium company to build policy regarding lithium, create opportunities to add value in Chile, develop the value chain within the country, and also to invest more in R&D in the lithium space."
The Latin America Petrochemicals and Chemicals 2024 report, produced in alliance with APLA, explores the current state of these industries, the challenges they face, and the opportunities they offer.