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Khong Cai Wei
HEAD OF CHEMICALS, UOB (UNITED OVERSEAS BANK)
"With our strong regional presence in ASEAN, UOB’s ambition is to be the number one cross border trade bank in the region."
Alexander Donau
REGIONAL HEAD ASIA PACIFIC, LESCHACO
"While East Asian countries like Korea and Japan have reached a high level of economic maturity, with moderate growth expectations, Southeast Asia is waiting for the ‘big bang’ and is ready to take off."
Thomas Luedi
SENIOR PARTNER, HEAD OF ASIA CHEMICALS AND COMMERCIAL EXCELLENCE PRACTICES, BAIN & COMPANY
"A lot of the requests we receive from our clients are around doubling down on costs, becoming more efficient in conversion, produce higher grade polymers, and commercial excellence."
Vinod Agnihotri
MANAGING DIRECTOR, ASEAN & VP AND HEAD OF MPP APAC, LANXESS
"These are times to stick close together as partners, be it our distributors, our customers, or suppliers."
Quach Anh Vu
SOUTHEAST ASIA AREA DIRECTOR, OILFIELD SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT (OFSE), BAKER HUGHES
"Demand is growing every year. This is driven by the fact that most Southeast Asian countries struggle to meet annual production targets, creating a gap for improvements."
Sudheer Vijapurapu
MANAGING DIRECTOR, NEW ASIA SHIPBROKERS (NAS)
"We have evolved our business by diversifying into the decarbonization aspect, having consultancy services, developing carbon tools for the specialized tanker sector, and hosting the first-of-its-kind seminar specifically dedicated to this sector."
Josephine Moh
VICE PRESIDENT, ENERGY AND RENEWABLES, CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS, SINGAPORE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD (EDB)
"Last year, Singapore attracted close to US$9.6 billion in fixed asset investments; interestingly, the energy and chemical sector led the way, accounting for 35.6% of the total FDI."
Johnson Lai
VICE PRESIDENT, CHEMICAL SPECIALTIES LIMITED (CSL)
"As a manufacturing service provider for multinationals we are privileged to have become an important business partner as they redraw their supply chain footprint and build local capacity."
Jun Saplad
REGIONAL PRESIDENT APAC, DSM-FIRMENICH
"Our customers can benefit from relying on a single supplier for multiple products, especially in an inflationary and disruptive supply environment."
Marcelo Lu
PRESIDENT, ASIA PACIFIC (EXCL. CHINA), BASF
"As industries and customers diversify their presence in Asia, I would like to position BASF as the main growth partner and innovator in this transition."
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