Isbn: 9781107024809 - Solvay: History of a Multinational Family Firm (18 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Oversized hardcover, xviii + 630 pages, b&w photos in text, weight 1.1kg, NOT ex-library. Book is clean and bright throughout with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Untorn dust jacket shows gentle wear. -- This is the first scholarly history of the Solvay company, one of the world's earliest and most successful chemical multinationals. The book covers 150 years (1863-2013) of the firm's evolution from a family-run partnership into a global industrial leader. It details how Ernest Solvay patented a revolutionary process for making soda ash in 1863, which was cleaner and more cost-effective than the previous Leblanc process. The narrative tracks the company's expansion from soda ash into plastics, peroxides, and pharmaceuticals, including major milestones like the acquisition of Rhodia in 2011. The authors examine the firm's "calculated generosity," such as building housing, schools, and hospitals for workers in remote areas to ensure loyalty while simultaneously opposing labour unions.…

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Condition: Gut. Zustand: Gut | Seiten: 650 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | The authors analyze Solvay's 150-year history, showing the enormous impact geopolitical events had on the company and the recent consequences of global competition.

Condition: New. The authors analyze Solvay's 150-year history, showing the enormous impact geopolitical events had on the company and the recent consequences of global competition. Num Pages: 650 pages, 48 b/w illus. 2 maps 39 tables. BIC Classification: KNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1092. . 2013. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . …

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Condition: New. The authors analyze Solvay's 150-year history, showing the enormous impact geopolitical events had on the company and the recent consequences of global competition. Num Pages: 650 pages, 48 b/w illus. 2 maps 39 tables. BIC Classification: KNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1092. . 2013. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

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Hardcover. Condition: gut. 2014. Solvay In englischer Sprache. pages.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. 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 into 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 (18632013) from economic, political and social perspectives, showing the enormous impact geopolitical events had on the company and the recent consequences of global competition. Philanthropist Ernest Solvay, on discovering a profitable way of making soda ash in 1861, went on to lay the foundations for the Solvay company, which successfully branched out to other chemicals, plastics and pharmaceuticals. In the first scholarly book on the history of the company, the authors analyze the company's 150-year history (18632013) from economic, political and social perspectives. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Solvay | History of a Multinational Family Firm | Ernst Homburg (u. a.) | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 2014 | Cambridge University Press | EAN 9781107024809 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. …

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 650 48 Illus., 2 Maps.

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