His stand on the Lynas controversy

Lynas and US miner Molycorp Inc have had their production stalled by the challenges of running environmentally safe, complex chemical plants. ON top of that, prices of the products have, meanwhile, slumped after China's export curbs scared manufacturers who need the metals into finding ways to reduce their use.

THE hot potato on Andrew Goledzinowski’s plate is Lynas, of course. Specifically, the controversial Lynas Advance Materials Plant located on the Gebeng Industrial Estate near Kuantan.

The rare-earths processing plant was granted "pioneer" status when it began operating in 2012 and was also offered a 12-year tax exemption by the then Malaysian government.