Bilal Al- Qureshi, Said Business School, University of Oxford 2010 American Chemical Corporation HBS Case Number: 9-290-102 Executive Summary The American Chemical Corporation (AMC) is a large, diversified chemical producer. In 1979, AMC was forced to issue a tender to sell a Sodium Chlorate plant, near Collinsville, Alabama. Dixon, a specialty chemicals company, was willing to purchase the aforementioned plant for $12m with the option to invest a further $2.25m on laminate technology. The subsequent
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| The Criteria That Determine Sole Proprietorships | Not all corporations started as a corporate entity. Many businesses start out small with one owner. They are known as sole proprietorships, the simplest and most widespread form of business formation in the United States. Certain criteria are used to determine sole proprietorship status. A sole proprietorship: * is owned by a single individual When you are planning to do business with a sole proprietorship, bear in mind that since a single
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laboratory. Where they are hardly fed, often forced to live in filth, and sometimes have their vocal cords removed to keep them quiet (CAAT). We are systematically cutting down the last forest that provides their shelter to farm cattle; we dump toxic chemicals and sewage into the waters in which they live; we wear and display the tusks of the last few of their species in our homes, and we pour cosmetic products into their eyes and body parts to determine the harmful effects they might cause on humans,
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in the event that one good or investment goes south. Diversification strategies can be either beneficial or harmful to a company. Comcast Corporation and Eastman Kodak Company are two companies that made the decision to diversify themselves, but it led to different outcomes. Comcast Corporation was originally founded in the early 1960s under the name, American Cable Systems, Inc. Initially, the company only served Tupelo, Mississippi. The company was also one of only a few community antenna television
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SBP Library) Chemicals, Chemical Products & Pharmaceuticals 28. 1. Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Ltd. 29. 2. Bawany Air Products Ltd. 30. 3. Berger Panints Pakistan Ltd 31. Pakistan Pvc Ltd. 4. Biafo Industries Ltd. 32. Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Ltd. 5. Buxly Paints Ltd. 33. Sardar Chemical Industries Ltd. 6. Clariant Pakistan Ltd. 34. Searle Pakistan Ltd. 7. Colgate Palmolive Pakistan Ltd. 35. Searle Pakistan Ltd. 8. Data Agro Ltd. 36. Sitara Chemical Industries 9
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growing rapidly. With the market becoming increasingly mature and rational, corporations not only pay attention to profit and business opportunities, but also the obligation and responsibility to employees, environment and customers. Therefore, corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become more and more popular among enterprises and markets. Thus, it is important to study the way CSR initiative depicts what corporations have to do in order to shoulder the responsibility for their employees, environment
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status report on oil-field chemicals covers the classification, function, production technologies, end-uses, international scene, status of Indian Industry, technological gaps etc. in respect of drilling oil field chemicals. This report enable one to assess the state of art of the Indian Industry, identify technological gaps and deduce the measures that need to be taken to fill the gaps including the need for import of technology if so required. The oil-field chemicals used in the various operations
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all of the products on the market were tested and unshakeably safe. I never would have begun to imagine that the hamburger at McDonald’s, or the shampoo I used, or the medicine I took could cause more harm than good. I never realized that these corporations were more concerned with their bottom lines than society. As consumers we place a great deal of trust in the manufacturers of our products to ensure their products are safe to use or consume and as consumers, these companies are robbing us of our
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Motorking Corporation New Gas Extender As Motorking Corporation considers introducing its now “gas extender” product into the market, the management must consider various factors to determine if this is a good financial move. The production manager needs to determine if the product will generate a profit for the corporation, how much product is expected to sell to determine how much to produce and how much to outsource. The first thing that the production manager must consider is the optimal
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1. Should the Board of Directors of Dixon Corporation approve the purchase of the Collinsville plant from American Chemical? The plant location and sodium dioxide product is a good fit for Dixon. Dixon could use its existing infrastructure for Collinsville’s products and it fits well with Dixon’s overall strategy. However Dixon’s future success does not hinge on this deal. This deal financially is dependent on two things: the capital structure of the company and the viability / installation
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