ISBN: 3540225447
TITLE: The Chemical...
AUTHOR: Festel et al.
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Preface V
Part I. The Chemical Industry in China 1
1 The Global Chemical Industry 3
Gunter Festel
1.1 Some Basic Facts About the Chemical Industry 3
1.2 Transformation of the Chemical Industry 4
1.3 Impact of Industrial Biotechnology 7
2 The Petrochemical Industry in China 9
Jrg Wuttke
2.1 Major Players in the Chinese Chemical Industry 9
2.2 Underpinning Economic Growth and the Energy Bottleneck 10
2.3 Outlook for Feedstock Supply 13
2.4 Cracker Capacity Development 14
2.5 Consumption of Ethylene and Its Derivatives 15
2.6 WTO Entry and Its Impact on China's Petrochemical lndustry 18
2.7 Competitive Environment in the Chinese Market 19
2.8 Summary and Outlook 22
3 Activities of European Chemical Companies in China 23
Heinz Mueller
3.1 Executive Summary 23
3.2 Activities in China 24
3.3 Investment in China 27
3.4 Focus on Subsegments 30
3.5 Effects of Investment and Positioning on Sales 37
3.6 Selected Chemical Companies in China 39
4 Research and Development in China 47
Gunter Festel, Harald Pielartzik and Martin S. Vollmer
4.1 Scope and Structure of R&D in China 47
4.2 R&D by Foreign Chemical and Pharmaceutical Companies 50
4.3 Conclusion and Outlook 52
5 Chemical Industry Parks in China 53
Gunter Festel and Yong Geng
5.1 Industrial Parks and Their Infrastructures 53
5.2 Site Selection Criteria 55
5.3 Important Aspects for Foreign Investors 57
5.4 Selected Chemical Industry Parks in China 59
6 Trends in the Chinese Fine Chemicals Market - Opportunities and Threats for the European Fine Chemicals Industry 63
Dahai Yu
6.1 General Introduction to the Fine Chemicals Market 63
6.2 The Chinese Fine Chemicals Industry and Recent Developments 65
6.3 Scenarios for Future Developments 69
6.4 Opportunities and Threats to the European Fine Chemicals Industry 70
6.5 Conclusion 71
7 Chemicals for China's Chip Industry 73
Klaus Griesar
7.1 The Semiconductor Industry - Market Growth 73
7.2 Technological Innovation in the Microchip Industry 74
7.3 Electronics Chemicals and Semiconductor Manufacturing 75
7.4 Semiconductor Industry to Get Boost in China 80
7.5 China Promises Great Potential, but Plenty of Pitfalls 84
7.6 Electronics Chemicals in China 85
Part II. The Pharmaceutical Industry in China 89
8 China's Pharmaceutical Market: Business Environment and Market Dynamics 91
Michael Brueckner, Marc P. Philipp and Joachim E. A. Luithle
8.1 Introduction 91
8.2 Business Environment for the Pharmaceutical Industry in China 92
8.3 Market Characteristics and Dynamics of China's Pharmaceutical Industry 95
8.4 Conclusion and Outlook 107
9 Developing the Pharmaceutical Business in China - The Case of Novartis 109
Angela Wang and Maximilian von Zedtwitz
9.1 Changing Pharmaceutical Environment in China 109
9.2 Novartis Pharma in China 110
9.3 Strategic vs. Potential Regions in China 112
9.4 Analyzing the Pharmaceutical Business Environment 114
9.5 Conclusion 119
10 China's Approach to Innovative Pharmaceutical R&D: A Review 121
David E. Webber
10.1 Chinese Pharmaceutical R&D - Current Status 121
10.2 Government Agencies Driving Biopharmaceutical R&D 124
10.3 Factors Important in Country Competitiveness in Pharmaceutical R&D 126
10.4 Collaboration with the Multinational Pharmaceutical Companies 129
10.5 Conclusion 131
11 Foreign Direct Investment by Multinational Corporations in China - The Pharmaceutical Sector 133
Xiangdong Chen and Guido Reger
11.1 Introduction 133
11.2 Foreign Direct Investment (FDZI) in the Pharmaceutical Sector in China: Trends and Structures 133
11.3 Technology, Patents and Foreign Direct Investment in China by Multinational Pharmaceutical Companies 143
11.4 Conclusions 146
12 Competing in the Chinese Antibiotics Market - Cephalosporins 1982-2000 149
Gail E. Henderson and William A. Fischer
12.1 Cephalosporins and China 149
12.2 The Business of Antibiotics in China, Early 1980s 150
12.3 Market Changes from the Mid-1980s 151
12.4 Characteristics of the Chinese Market for Cephalosporins: Late 1990s 153
Part III. The Experience of Successfitl European Contpanies in China 157
13 Swimming Ahead of the Shoal - The History of BASF in Greater China 159
Andreas Kreimeyer
13.1 The Founding of BASF 159
13.2 A Partnership Sealed by Colors 160
13.3 The Two World Wars 161
13.4 The Postwar Era 161
13.5 Towards the Future 167
14 Establishing a Competitive Production Network in Asia 171
Otto Kumberger
14.1 Asia - Shaping the Future of the Chemical Industry 171
14.2 BASF's Production Philosophy 172
14.3 Using BASF's Verbund Concept to Shape New Sites in Asia 172
14.4 BASF's Investments in Asia-Pacific 174
14.5 Cultivating the Best Team in Asia-Pacific 179
15 Bayer - A Multinational Committed to China 181
Elmar Stachels
15.1 Bayer in China 181
15.2 Bayer's Core Competencies 182
15.3 A Strategy for Growth 185
15.4 Summary and Outlook 187
16 Bicoll-The First Sino-German Biotechnology Company 189
Kai Lamottke, Nicole Feling and Christian Haug
16.1 Considerations for a Chinese Site 189
16.2 Starting from Scratch in Shanghai 193
16.3 Outlook 197
17 Ciba Specialty Chemicals in China - Global Direction and Local Expertise 199
Kuno Kohler
17.1 History 199
17.2 Industries We Serve 200
17.3 Business Environment 204
17.4 Strategy Priorities 206
17.5 Future Development 209
18 Degussa: Transforming the China Region 211
Eric Baden
18.1 Early Mover 211
18.2 Why China, Why Now? 211
18.3 The Holding Company - Dinosaur or Dragon? 214
18.4 As Decentralized as Possible - As Centralized as Necessary 216
18.5 Sourcing China - A Profitable Growth Market 216
18.6 Growth 217
18.7 The Other Side of the Medal 219
18.8 Conclusion 220
19 A Toolbox for China - Lessons from the China Experience of Degussa Construction Chemicals 221
Boris Gorella and Christian Kober
19.1 Riding the Swift Juggernaut 221
19.2 Five Key Issues Facing Foreign Businesses in China 225
19.3 The Road Ahead 245
19.4 The Take-Away 245
20 DSM in China: In Touch with Evolving Needs in the Specialty Chemicals Market 247
Stefan Sommer
20.1 Introduction 247
20.2 Royal DSM - Frotn Coal to Biotechnology 247
20.3 The Early Years of DSM in China 251
20.4 The 1990s and the New Millennium 252
20.5 DSM and China in the Asian Century 259
20.6 China and DSM - Managing the Future 260
20.7 Conclusion 263
21 Vitamins - Opportunities and Challenges for Both Western and Chinese Producers 265
Manfred Eggersdorfer
21.1 Vitamins Are a Dynamic Market 265
21.2 Vitamins Require a Complex Production Set-Up 266
21.3 New Entrants Result in a Competitive Environment 266
21.4 New Breakthrough Technologies Impact Competitive Position 269
21.5 Product Forms Are an Additional Differentiator 270
21.6 Summary and Outlook 272
Authors 273
Literature 287
Index 291
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