Industrial Gases Firing Business but Slowing Global Economy May Derail Growth

Wong Siew Yap, Managing Director of Industrial gas firm MOX-Linde discusses:

- Importance of industrial gases to industry;
- Product spread;
- Industries supplied to;
- Life post-delisting - extent of German management influence;
- Proportion of production allocated to export component;
- Client industries of fastest growth;
- How business plays into global mega-trends of Energy / Environment and Healthcare;
- Clients - order book size;
- Expansion plans in Malaysia - reasons;
- Underlying industrial demand - sectors - details;
- Outlook - drivers;
- Power costs;
- Funding - debt - cash - profit outlook - whether paent exit or relisting plans;
- Slowing global demand;
- Whether signs of a slowdown in any local sectors;
- Eurozone issues: impact on German businesses and parent.