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Solvay : history of a multinational family firm /
"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, plast...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
Ã2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "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"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 630 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes list of abbreviations, appendices, bibliographical references (pages 577-599), and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107314382 1107314380 1107306639 9781107306639 9781139176057 1139176056 9781299009035 1299009034 1107301548 9781107301542 1107236215 9781107236219 1107312183 9781107312180 1107308836 9781107308831 |