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A growth strategy for a Chinese state-owned enterprise: An interview with ChemChina's president

July 2008

Ren Jianxin explains how domestic acquisitions helped prepare the way for overseas ones.

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When to make India a manufacturing base

September 2005

Multinational corporations are starting to see the country's potential.

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Global chemicals: China remakes an industry

December 2004

Move to China? Export to China? The time to decide is now.

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2003
Multiple choice for the chemical industry

August 2003

Although a new study shows that the basic financial performance of chemical companies correlates only with their product portfolios, they have many opportunities to create shareholder value.

2000
The chemistry of knowledge Premium Content

November 2000

The usefulness of asset-based strategies is waning. A new era based on the exploitation of knowledge is starting to dawn.

Using plants as plants Premium Content

May 2000

Biotechnology will transform the production of chemicals. Here’s why.

1999
A new formula for European chemicals Premium Content

May 1999

In a globalizing market undercut by the Asian economic crisis, consolidation is the only answer.

An acid bath for Asian chemicals Premium Content

May 1999

The region’s producers are fragmented, inefficient, and mostly broke. What can they do to make themselves whole?

1998
Wooing investors to prevent cyclicality Premium Content

February 1998

Companies without structural advantages can reap rewards by managing the inevitable cycle. But to do so, they must get their financing at the right time and understand the dynamics of demand for their products.

1995
The climate changes for European petrochemicals Premium Content

August 1995

In the third quarter of 1994, demand soared as the European petrochemical industry emerged from recession. But there are signs that when the next downturn comes, reduced demand and structural overcapacity means that a further upturn may not follow.

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