Background Company overview British Petroleum (BP) is the world largest retailer of gasoline in the United States. It ranks at the top of three global oil and gas industry. From the corporate watch website (2009)‚ it pointed out that almost 70% of the profits are gained from the US and Europe. In addition‚ BP is also devoted for aviation fuels and shipping aspects. It is reported that about 900 ports and more than 1400 airports have been supplied by the BP’s lubricants and fuels. Meanwhile
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Exercise Strategic Management Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)‚ where I am employed‚ is engaged and exploration‚ refining‚ distribution and marketing of petroleum product across the country. In downstream product marketing BPCL‚ has bouquet of products on offer‚ ranging from Petrol‚ Diesel‚ to Aviation Fuel‚ to Cooking Gas to Auto Lubricants. It is a global major and ranked 225th in the Fortune Global 500 rankings of the world’s biggest corporations for the year 2012. The Change Opening
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SWOT Analysis Strengths • Target Corporation is the second larges retailer after Wal-Mart in US. • Huge market share in US. • Large number of retail networks around 1500 stores. • Increase sales after each year. • Target stores have variety of products which includes clothing‚ shoes‚ jewelry‚ health and beauty products‚ electronics‚ compact discs‚ DVDs‚ bedding‚ kitchen supplies‚ sporting goods‚ toys‚ pet supplies‚ automotive supplies‚ and hardware supplies. • It provides very good shopping
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Opportunity • Market is open for filtration systems at low cost • 50% of urban sewage is untreated • Access to various technologies used in filtration • Industrial and biological pollution has contaminated almost 90% of the underground water in Chinese cities • 300 institutes engage in water supply research • Supply water smaller than U.S. but provide water for 5 times the population • 90% of underground water is contaminated by industrial pollution • Chinese tend to purchase luxury products
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Case: AMERICAN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 1. Executive Summary Dixon‚ an American specialty chemical producer‚ wants to buy Collinsville plant from American Chemical Corporation‚ another typical chemical company in 1979. Dixon wants to diversify its product line buy acquiring the aforesaid plant‚ which produces sodium-chlorate to supply to paper producers in Southeastern part of the US. This plant initially cost 12 mln. USD and additional 2‚25 mln. USD needed to buy laminate technology to increase efficiency
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Financial Statement Analysis: Occidental Petroleum Corporation University of Texas of the Permian Basin I. Introduction a. Major issues/problems facing the firm b. Objective of paper c. Summary of findings II. Firm‚ Industry‚ and environment a. Description of the firm and its management Occidental Petroleum Corporation is a Delaware corporation. Its businesses consist of three segments: oil and gas‚ chemical‚ & midstream‚ marketing and other subsidiaries.
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October of 1979‚ the American Chemical Corporation (ACC) began looking for a buyer for the Collinsville‚ Alabama plant after successfully acquiring 91% of the shares of Universal Paper Corporation. Dixon Corporation‚ a specialist chemical company with customers primarily in the paper and pulp industry agreed to the possibility of purchasing the Collinsville plant for $12 million. This purchase will diversify Dixon’s product line‚ adding the sodium chlorate chemical‚ produced at the Collinsville plant
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GROUP SUBMISSION: Due 27 June 2011 Midnight American Chemical Corporation CASE QUESTIONS Read the American Chemical Corporation case that was handed to you. The underlying question to be answered is should Dixon acquire the Collinsville plant. In your case write-up‚ you can discuss the questions given below. Please note that the given questions are to be used only as a guide for your discussion. You do not need to answer the questions in the sequence they are presented. You can use the spreadsheet
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Executive Summary American Chemical Corporation’s Collinsville plant in Alabama is being sought by Dixon a speciality chemicals company. This plant mainly specialises in Sodium Chlorate production and fits well with Dixon’s strategy of supplying chemicals to paper and pulp industry. It would also complement Dixon’s existing product line. The plant costs $12million in investment and requires up to$ 2.25 million for upgrading to new technology. An in-depth investigation and analysis is conducted
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