"One of our strategies is to closely monitor market prices and future trends based on several factors such as weather, natural phenomena around the world, geopolitical situations, and other topics that changes prices and availability."
"We have seen trends toward specialty chemicals to feed the auto and houseware industry, which is largely concentrated in the northern part of the country, so we have increased the storage capacity of these chemicals."
"We are planning on increasing our production and storage capacity in North America and strengthening our distribution strategy based on the lessons we gleaned from the pandemic."
"If you provide your customers with innovative materials that offer better performance, lower costs, and enable them to develop new materials and markets, you will grow regardless of stagnation in the market."
REGIONAL HEAD AMERICAS, LESCHACO GROUP (MS) & MANAGING DIRECTOR, LESCHACO MEXICANA (FG)
"One of our main targets is diversifying our participation in different industries. We aim to grow in various verticals, such as automotive, health and home care, as well as minerals."
"Unlike other agrochemical companies, we tend to focus our sales on small and medium-scale producers because we appreciate the interactions we have with them, and this strategy has allowed us to develop customized products."
"The main challenge of the transition to biorational solutions is to change the farmer's mindset, as these products work in a completely different way than traditional pesticides and require more technical training."
"There is room to grow at double-digit rates in specialties in Mexico over the next five years, and that is our goal. We want to become the leader in specialty distribution in the country."
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.