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Vimala Arumugam
MANAGING DIRECTOR, BASF SOUTH EAST ASIA AND BASF (MALAYSIA)
"The new site demonstrates the strengthening of our commitment to Singapore, where we now have four production facilities, in line with the Singaporean government’s stance on promoting specialty chemicals."
Kachain Chomchuen
COUNTRY MANAGER, SOUTHEAST ASIA BUCKMAN
"Currently, we have manufacturing facilities in Singapore and India, and we plan to invest in Thailand via a contract manufacturing partner to localize our production footprint. This project should be concretized by the end of this year."
Johnson Lai
VICE PRESIDENT, CHEMICAL SPECIALTIES LIMITED (CSL)
"As companies look to decentralize manufacturing and seek in-region flexible, and just-in-time operations, our hardware configuration needs to adjust to meet these needs."
Wilson Chew & Ajay Bhattacharya
WIL: CHAIRMAN & AJB: MANAGING DIRECTOR, FORTREC CHEMICALS & PETROLEUM
"We repurpose refinery bottoms, preventing them from being incinerated, thus preventing tonnes of emissions. This process, although overlooked in the past, is now capturing greater attention due to global government initiatives aimed at reducing GHG emissions."
Richard Bourne
SVP ASIA-PACIFIC JAPAN (APJ), ECOVADIS
"Our latest Business Sustainability Index shows that the average sustainability score in the Asia-Pacific region has increased for the fifth consecutive year."
Wayne Yap
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ASSOCIATION OF PROCESS INDUSTRY (ASPRI)
"With the rebound of engineering activities to pre-pandemic levels, Singapore’s process industry is facing various manpower-related challenges, amidst escalating costs."
Sertaç Sürür
CEO AND PRESIDENT ASIA PACIFIC, AZELIS
"We plan to continue growing strategically across all of Asia Pacific, organically by expanding our partnerships with key principals and customers, and through targeted acquisitions."
Kenneth Lim
ASSISTANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE (INDUSTRY AND TRANSFORMATION), MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE (MPA)
"The successful completion of the first methanol bunkering operation in July 2023 marks a significant milestone for Singapore’s development towards a multi-fuel future, and a testament to Singapore’s commitment to meet the future fuel needs of international shipping through safe and efficient bunkering operations."
Matthew Barsing
CCO, EPS CONSULTANTS
"We have seen a huge increase in the demand for foreign workers in the country, driven by the language factor, Malaysia itself being a multi-cultural, multi-linguistic hub that attracts many foreign companies."
Vinod Agnihotri
MANAGING DIRECTOR, LANXESS
"While businesses faced challenges due to COVID-19-related reasons, our manufacturing business continued. We received good support from the local authorities, and our movement and supply of goods remained smooth. I would say that our Asian supply chains demonstrated greater resilience during this period."
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