The Global Chemical Industry In The Age Of The Petrochemical Revolution

The book "The Global Chemical Industry In The Age Of The Petrochemical Revolution" was published in 2007 and contains research from leading scholars aimed at an international audience of academics, business executives, and policy makers. The research is divided into two clusters, with the first focusing on cross-cutting topics such as changes in industry structure, corporate strategies, plant technologies, governmental policies, finance, and corporate governance. The second cluster includes nine country surveys that examine the experiences of representative nations in chemical production and foreign trade. The authors use similar historical cases from a few nations, including Sweden, Norway, and Finland, to analyze eleven chemical-producing nations, including leaders and important followers in the industry.

This book, first published in 2007, presents research by leading scholars to an international audience of academics, business executives, and policy makers. This research is presented in two clusters. The first cluster of studies explores four cross-cutting topics, including surveys of the changes in industry structure, corporate strategies, plant technologies, governmental policies, finance, and corporate governance. The second cluster of studies comprises nine country surveys that examine the experiences of representative nations in chemical production and foreign trade. By combining the similar historical cases of a few nations (such as Sweden, Norway, and Finland), the authors are able to deal with eleven chemical-producing nations, including all of the leaders in this area as well as some of the important followers.