Solvay: History of a Multinational Family FirmCambridge University Press, 3 jan 2013 - 630 pagina's Ernest Solvay, philanthropist and organizer of the world-famous Solvay conferences on physics, discovered a profitable way of making soda ash in 1861. Together with a handful of associates, he laid the foundations of the Solvay company, which successfully branched out to other chemicals, plastics, and pharmaceuticals. Since its emergence in 1863, Solvay has maintained world leadership in the production of soda ash. This is the first scholarly book on the history of the Solvay company, which was one of the earliest chemical multinationals and today is among the world's twenty largest chemical companies. It is also one of the largest companies in the field to preserve its family character. The authors analyze the company's 150-year history (1863-2013) from economic, political, and social perspectives, showing the enormous impact geopolitical events had on the company and the recent consequences of global competition. |
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction I | 1 |
When Vision and Reality Meet | 9 |
A Multinational Pioneer | 33 |
Reaching a Dominant Position | 65 |
3 | 91 |
36 Conversion of currencies before 1914 | 93 |
Labor Organization Social Policy and Societal Vision | 97 |
The Consolidation of Power | 119 |
THE ERA OF DIVERSIFICATION | 331 |
3 | 357 |
Backward and Forward Integration | 361 |
Financial and Organizational Limits of | 383 |
Solvays Return | 407 |
1 | 420 |
Solvays Entry into Pharmacy | 431 |
2O Solvay in the Age of Globalization | 459 |
Conclusion of Part 1 | 143 |
THE MAKING | 149 |
76 Production of soda ash and caustic soda Dombasle Giraud | 162 |
From the Ashes 191 81922 | 175 |
The Making of International Alliances | 193 |
Family and Finance through the Crisis | 229 |
4 | 259 |
21 | 269 |
2 | 314 |
I4 Conclusion of Part 2 | 325 |
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Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
ACS—O activities agreement alkali Allied American ammonia ammonia-soda Armand Solvay BASF Belgian Belgium Bernburg Boel Brunner Brussels capital caustic soda Chapter chemical industry chlorine company’s competitors Couillet Daniel Janssen difficult Dombasle Eilsberger electrolysis Emmanuel Janssen Ernest Solvay Ernest-John Solvay Europe field figures finally finance financial firm first five Folder France French ge’rants gérance German Hanrez HDPE IG Farben interview Jacques Solvay Jemeppe July June Kali-Chemie Leblanc Leblanc process Lubimoff Ludwig Mond million Mond Mutuelle negotiations office organization partners Paul Washer percent pharmaceutical Pirmez plastics PPSF production profits Revue Solvay Rosignano Saint-Gobain salt Sarralbe scientific sector Sept shareholders shares social Société soda ash soda ash plant soda plants Solvay 86 Cie Solvay Group Solvay Process Solvay’s strategy subsidiaries technical tons United Verein Weber workers