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How may the specialty chemical industry be said to have been affected by a consolidation trend?
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The number of establishments involved in this industry in the early 2000s was roughly 1,000--down from 1,409 in 1996. Considerable consolidation in the chemical industry had reduced the number of key players
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What is the most important category of the specialty chemical industry?
Chemical preparations, including essential oils, were the most important category in this industry in 2001. Shipments in this sector were about $6.7 billion, which accounted for 56.5 percent of total shipments.
What goods does the specialty chemical industry produce?
This industry consists primarily of establishments engaged in manufacturing miscellaneous chemical preparations, not elsewhere classified, such as fatty acids, essential oils, gelatin (except vegetable), sizes, bluing, laundry sours
Name four methods that industrialists may have used to dominate their industry?
oligopoly, monopoly, vertical consolidation, horizontal consolidation
What has the author David S Cox written?
David S. Cox has written: 'Specialty chemicals--strategies for success' -- subject(s): Chemical industry
How many people are employed in the specialty chemical industry?
The number of employees increased from 35,896 people in 1997 to 37,565 in 2000, of whom 22,607 were production employees.
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One impetus for the rapid consolidation of the single-family home-contracting industry was the parallel consolidation that has characterized lumber and building material (LBM) dealers.
The consolidation of the American news industry with media conglomerates has led to fears the news industry will?
hang all the blabks people
What has the author Eric P Vogelsberg written?
Eric P. Vogelsberg has written: 'New avenues for success in specialty chemicals' -- subject(s): Market surveys, Chemical industry
What is a business consolidation whose aim is to monopolize and acquire control in a particular industry?
a trust
What consolidation has the potash mining industry undergone recently?
Mississippi Chemical agreed to sell its two remaining potash mines in New Mexico. Another potash producer, IMC Global Inc., had acquired Western Ag-Mineral in 1997 and Harris Chemical Group, Inc.
What was Hambrecht's area of concern?
corporate restructuring that had characterized the chemical industry in the early 2000s. BASF's future, he stated, would be shaped by a combination of four different business approaches: internal consolidation of operations, increasing efficiency
What is the nature of the business coffee shop?
Specialty eatery industry.
