The Global chemical industry in the age of the petrochemical revolution

Abstract

Introduction Takashi Hikino, Vera Zamagni and Louis Galambros Part I. Cross Cutting Ideas: 1. The evolution of networks in the chemical industry Alfonso Gambardella, Fabrizio Cesaroni and Myriam Mariani 2. Competitive strategies of the world's largest chemical companies Harm Schroter 3. Financial systems and corporate strategy in the chemical industry Marco Da Rin 4. Government environmental policies and the chemical industry Wyn Grant Part II. World Players: Leaders: 5. The German chemical industry after World War II Ulrich Wengenroth 6. The American chemical industry since the petrochemical evolution John Kenly Smith Part III. Competitors: 7. The export-dependence of the Swiss chemical industry and the internationalization of Swiss chemical firms (1950-2000) Margrit Muller 8. The petrochemical industry in the Nordic countries, 1960-2000: some development patterns Gunnar Nerheim 9. Repositioning of European chemical groups and changes in innovation management: the case of the French Chemical Industry Florence Charue Duboc 10. The resilience of the British Chemical Industry Wyn Grant 11. The development and struggle of the Japanese chemical enterprises since the petrochemical revolution Takashi Hikino Part IV. European Followers: 12. The rise and fall of the Italian petrochemical industry (1950s-1990s) Vera Zamagni 13. The global accommodation of a latecomer: the Spanish chemical industry since the petrochemical revolution Conclusion: some final observances Vera Zamagni and Louis Galambros Appendix I. The chemical industry in the post Second World War period: a quantitative assessment Renato Giannetti Appendix II. Selected bibliography.