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- November 1979
- Teaching Note
Allied Chemical Corp. (B) and (C), Teaching Note
By: George C. Lodge
Teaching Note for (9-379-150) and (9-379-151). View Details
Keywords: Chemical Industry
- May 1984
- Supplement
CIBA-GEIGY (A1): Middle Range Planning in Dyestuffs and Chemicals
Merchant, Kenneth A. "CIBA-GEIGY (A1): Middle Range Planning in Dyestuffs and Chemicals." Harvard Business School Supplement 184-186, May 1984.
- September 1995
- Supplement
Chemical Bank Lotus Notes Demonstration Software: Macintosh Version
Applegate, Lynda M. "Chemical Bank Lotus Notes Demonstration Software: Macintosh Version." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 196-702, September 1995.
- September 1995
- Supplement
Chemical Bank Lotus Notes Demonstration Software: Windows Version
Applegate, Lynda M. "Chemical Bank Lotus Notes Demonstration Software: Windows Version." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 196-701, September 1995.
- November 2013
- Supplement
Restructuring at Nova Chemical Corporation (Abridged), Spreadsheet Supplement
By: Malcolm Baker
- July 1984 (Revised March 1991)
- Case
Paine Chemical Co., Inc.: What Is Market Price? (A)
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Keywords: Price
Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "Paine Chemical Co., Inc.: What Is Market Price? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 385-050, July 1984. (Revised March 1991.)
- 2011
- Other Unpublished Work
Do Public and Private Firms Behave Differently? An Examination of Investment in the Chemical Industry
By: Albert W. Sheen
I compare the capacity expansion decisions of U.S. public and private producers of seven commodity chemicals from 1989-2006. I find that private firms invest differently, and more efficiently, than public firms. Specifically, private firms are more likely than public... View Details
Keywords: Private Ownership; Chemicals; Investment; Public Ownership; Chemical Industry; United States
Sheen, Albert W. "Do Public and Private Firms Behave Differently? An Examination of Investment in the Chemical Industry." July 2011.
- March 2011
- Teaching Note
International Lobbying and the Dow Chemical Company (TN) (A) & (B)
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
Teaching Note for 710027 and 710028. View Details
- March 1992 (Revised September 1995)
- Background Note
Note on Chemical Bank Lotus Notes Demonstration Software: Windows & Macintosh Versions
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Donna B. Stoddard
Applegate, Lynda M., and Donna B. Stoddard. "Note on Chemical Bank Lotus Notes Demonstration Software: Windows & Macintosh Versions." Harvard Business School Background Note 192-112, March 1992. (Revised September 1995.)
- November 2009 (Revised December 2010)
- Supplement
International Lobbying and The Dow Chemical Company (B): Regulatory Reform in the USA?
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Government and Politics; Chemical Industry; United States
Daemmrich, Arthur A. "International Lobbying and The Dow Chemical Company (B): Regulatory Reform in the USA?" Harvard Business School Supplement 710-028, November 2009. (Revised December 2010.)
- March 2006 (Revised August 2006)
- Supplement
Kevin McCarthy and Westlake Chemical Corporation (B): More Uncertainty on the Horizon
Riedl, Edward J. "Kevin McCarthy and Westlake Chemical Corporation (B): More Uncertainty on the Horizon." Harvard Business School Supplement 106-064, March 2006. (Revised August 2006.)
- Article
Improving Environmental Performance Assessment: Comparative Analysis of Weighting Methods used to Evaluate Chemical Release Inventories
By: Michael W. Toffel and Julian D. Marshall
Toffel, Michael W., and Julian D. Marshall. "Improving Environmental Performance Assessment: Comparative Analysis of Weighting Methods used to Evaluate Chemical Release Inventories." Journal of Industrial Ecology 8, nos. 1-2 (January 2004): 143–172.
- 2004
- Book
R&D Meets M&A: Proceedings of the 2003 Conference on Innovation and Creativity in Chemical R&D
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
Keywords: Research and Development; Mergers and Acquisitions; Conferences; Innovation and Invention; Creativity; Science
Daemmrich, Arthur A., ed. R&D Meets M&A: Proceedings of the 2003 Conference on Innovation and Creativity in Chemical R&D. Chemical Heritage Press, 2004.
- June 2013
- Teaching Plan
The K-Dow Petrochemicals Joint Venture
By: Guhan Subramanian and Charlotte Krontiris
This case follows a two-part deal involving Dow Chemicals: Dow's ill-fated joint venture with the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, the failure of which nearly scuttled Dow's simultaneous acquisition of Rohm & Haas. Focusing on Dow CEO Andrew Liveris, this case examines... View Details
Keywords: Dow Chemicals; Kuwait; Financial Crisis; Negotiation Process; Joint Ventures; Corporate Disclosure; Acquisition; Chemical Industry; Kuwait
Subramanian, Guhan, and Charlotte Krontiris. "The K-Dow Petrochemicals Joint Venture." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 913-047, June 2013.
- 2014
- Teaching Note
Bluestar's Acquisition of Adisseo (A) (TN)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Donghong Li and Zhenning Yang
This case describes the process of acquiring Adisseo of France in 2006 by Bluestar Group, the largest subsidiary of ChemChina (a Fortune 500 company). Adisseo was mainly engaged in production of methionine, a feed additive, while China had no methionine production and... View Details
Keywords: Internationalization; Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Strategy; China; France; Chemicals; China; France
McFarlan, F. Warren, Donghong Li, and Zhenning Yang. "Bluestar's Acquisition of Adisseo (A) (TN)." Tsinghua University Teaching Note, 2014.
- 2014
- Case
Bluestar's Acquisition of Adisseo (A)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Donghong Li and Zhenning Yang
This case describes the process of acquiring Adisseo of France in 2006 by Bluestar Group, the largest subsidiary of ChemChina (a Fortune 500 company). Adisseo was mainly engaged in the production of methionine, a feed additive, while China had no methionine production... View Details
Keywords: Internationalization; Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Strategy; China; France; Chemicals; China; France
McFarlan, F. Warren, Donghong Li, and Zhenning Yang. "Bluestar's Acquisition of Adisseo (A)." Tsinghua University Case, 2014.
- 2014
- Teaching Note
Bluestar's Acquisition of Adisseo (B) (TN)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Donghong Li and Lei Li
This case describes the post-M&A integration of Adisseo of France in 2006 by Bluestar Group, the largest subsidiary of ChemChina (a Fortune 500 company) until 2013. Adisseo was mainly engaged in production of methionine, a feed additive, while China had no methionine... View Details
Keywords: Internationalization; Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Postmerger Integration; Strategy; China; France; Chemicals; China; France
McFarlan, F. Warren, Donghong Li, and Lei Li. "Bluestar's Acquisition of Adisseo (B) (TN)." Tsinghua University Teaching Note, 2014.
- January 1991 (Revised May 1991)
- Case
Hoechst in the United States (A)
Describes the U.S. market for chemicals following WW II to the present and the attention of the market for global chemical companies. Traces the involvement of Hoechst in this market up to the 1980s when minimum growth has been offered through Hoechst's U.S.... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Chemicals; Acquisition; Chemical Industry; United States
Gomes-Casseres, Benjamin. "Hoechst in the United States (A)." Harvard Business School Case 391-140, January 1991. (Revised May 1991.)
- March 2001 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Dixon Corporation: The Collinsville Plant (Abridged)
Specialty chemical company Dixon must decide whether to acquire Collinsville, a business in a new segment, and how much to pay for it. View Details
Moore, Ronald W., and Peter Tufano. "Dixon Corporation: The Collinsville Plant (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 201-097, March 2001. (Revised June 2001.)
- May 2024 (Revised June 2024)
- Case
Together for Sustainability
This case documents the origin and development of Together for Sustainability (TfS), a chemical industry initiative dedicated to raising sustainability standards throughout the industry’s supply chains. In 2011, six Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) from some of the... View Details
Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Standards; Supply Chain Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Partners and Partnerships; Nonprofit Organizations; Corporate Accountability; Chemical Industry
Gulati, Ranjay, David Shin, and Emily Tedards. "Together for Sustainability." Harvard Business School Case 424-062, May 2024. (Revised June 2024.)