What do we know about the landscape and society of Iron Age Celtic Ireland c.500B.C to c.300AD? From about 300BC the roots of a Celtic Iron Age civilisation became established in Ireland.1 This period observed the emergence of kingdoms and the creation of Ireland’s finest archaeological landscape.2 We have evidence of a very highly organised society‚ of an Ireland that seemed to be flourishing. The first known reference to prehistoric Ireland is made; ‘The climate is unfavourable for the ripening
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business. b. Economies of scale: Research and Development expenses and better bargaining power while sourcing raw materials. It may be noted that those steel companies‚ which are integrated‚ have their own mines for key raw materials such as iron ore and coal and this protects them for the potential threat for new entrants to a significant extent. c. Government Policy: Regulatory clearances and other issues are some of the major problems for new entrants. d. Product differentiation:
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industries. (i) Photo A (3 marks) (ii) Photo B (3 marks) (iii) Photo C (in tradition) (3 marks) (d) How do personal factors affect the location of industries? (2 marks) ## (a) Photo A: Textile industry; Photo B: Dairy industry; Photo C: Iron and steel industry (b) (c) (i) Textile industry is a labour-oriented industry. / Textile industry requires a large amount of labour for production. It is labour-intensive. / Therefore‚ it tends to locate in places where cheap labour supply is
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PESTEL Framework: Government delays in allocating coal blocks for captive consumption by steel manufactures is seriously hurting the competitive edge of Indian steel sector. Delays in allocating iron ore mines as well as approval for mining licenses. No new investment on the ground in the steel sector is happening to add new steel capacities. Delays in land acquisition for greenfield projects. There is thus delay in converting the intent into project on ground especially in the area of expansion
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the Shaoguan Iron & Steel Group and the Guangzhou Iron & Steel Group. Each of the two enterprises controlled a listed subsidiary. By acquiring these two companies Baosteel Group could increase its output as the new company had the permission to build a new 10-million-ton steel-making base in Zhanjiang City. The new base in Zhanjiang City was promising as it would solve the lack of steel-making facilities in Guangdong‚ save money due to the shorter distance to Australian iron ore sources
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belief in the concept of self-sufficiency. The company produces steel and power through backward integration from its own captive coal and iron-ore mines. It is the third largest steel producer in India. The company manufactures and sells sponge iron‚ mild steel slabs‚ Ferro chrome‚ iron ore‚ mild steel‚ structural‚ hot rolled plates and coils and coal based sponge iron plant. The company is also involved in power generation. Mr. Naveen Jindal‚ the youngest son of the legendary Shri. O. P. Jindal spearheads
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influencing global prices through aggressive exports Fragmentation will further increase rivalry in the domestic sector. Bargaining power of suppliers is low for the fully integrated steel plants as they have their own mines of key raw material like iron ore coal for example Tata Steel. However‚ with smaller units coming up‚ bargaining power of suppliers might see a little improvement. Threat of substitutes will further reduce as steel is already replacing its major substitute aluminium in a number
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Pig I; external anatomy‚ skeleton‚ digestion Anatomy of a pig Pig digestive system Tongue • For taste • Pushing food into the esophagus Papillae • Rough edges of that tongue that contain the taste buds Hard and soft palate • Separate the nasopharynx from the mouth Parotid gland • Secretes saliva (amylase enzyme) which breaks down starches into sugar Stomach • Stores food • Begins digestion of tissues
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Definition of the Project: Hog raising in the Philippines has been a profitable business for Filipinos through the decades. Its popularity is evidently seen among backyards of rural families. An average Filipino family usually raises a small number of pigs to augment their daily needs. While both parents are busy with their work‚ children may help in raising a few piglets until they reach their marketable age. No wonder‚ more hogs are produced in backyards compared to commercial piggeries. Despite
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to 2000 bc “True bronze (a copper-tin alloy) did not appear until around 3000 BC.”only being passed at first by iron and later by steel. Iron had been around as long as bronze but it offered little advantage as it was harder to form not as durable and didn’t keep an edge as well as bronzed did. its only plus side being that it was more abundant in the earths crust and easier to get. Iron on its own was nothing special but when carbon was added a truly amazing discovery was made‚ steel. Steel was
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