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by | March 3, 2013

A Case Study on Imperial Chemical Industries PLC

Introduction: ICI Group was founded in 1926 and grew into a giant international chemicals firm based in the UK. The company recently finished a six-year business transformation, divesting more than 50 subsidiaries largely focused on commodity industrial chemicals.



A Case Study on Imperial Chemical Industries PLC

The “new” ICI has a strong consumer twist: it creates, develops and markets products that make the world look brighter, taste fresher, smell sweeter and feel smoother. While invisible to most consumers, ICI is a powerhouse global player for customers that sell paints and make foods, fragrances and personal care products used by people every day.

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by | January 19, 2013

Case Study for Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) Group

ICI Group was founded in 1926 and grew into a giant international chemicals firm based in the UK. The company recently finished a six-year business transformation, divesting more than 50 subsidiaries largely focused on commodity industrial chemicals. The “new” ICI has a strong consumer twist: it creates, develops and markets products that make the world look brighter, taste fresher, smell sweeter and feel smoother…



Case Study for Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) Group


While invisible to most consumers, ICI is a powerhouse global player for customers that sell paints and make foods, fragrances and personal care products used by people every day. The new ICI Group is comprised of four international businesses—National Starch and Chemical Company, Quest International, Uniqema, and ICI Paints—plus the Regional & Industrial Group of businesses serving India, Pakistan and Argentina…
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by | December 24, 2012

Case Study on Yara Industrial AS

“Yara reaps the benefits of proven solutions that deliver a measurable return on investment and the ability to standardize our technology and simplify our IT landscape.”
- Sten Erik Berntsen, CIO, Yara Industrial AS.



Recently spun off from the Norway-based Norsk Hydro Group, Yara Industrial AS produces and sells industrial gases and chemicals worldwide. Yara has used the SAP® Enterprise Portal component of the SAP NetWeaver™ platform and the mySAP™ Customer Relationship Management solution for almost three years to help gather and share information among its 450 employees. The company was an SAP Ramp-Up customer for mySAP CRM. A need to streamlineand improve business processes led Yara to implement two additional SAP NetWeaver components: SAP Business Intelligence and SAP Mobile Infrastructure. Find out more about Yara Industrial AS



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by | October 14, 2012

DuPont Canada: Realizing Sustainable Growth through CSR

DuPont Canada, established in 1877, is a diversified science company that produces a wide range of products including nylon, industrial yarn, synthetic fibers, polymer resins, packaging films, automotive finishes, crop protection products, and industrial chemicals. Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, DuPont Canada is actively living the directive of “Sustainable Growth”, under the care of Dave Colcleugh, DuPont Canada’s President and CEO. Read more to know how the company learned through its CSR intitiatives…

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by | October 13, 2012

Case Studies on Nexen Chemicals

Canadian Occidental Petroleum is a diversified energy and chemicals company based in Calgary, Alberta. Nexen Chemicals is a fully owned subsidiary, engaged in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of industrial chemicals. Nexen Chemicals used to be called CXY Chemicals.

Case Studies on Nexen Chemicals

The Nexen Chemicals facility in Brandon, Manitoba manufactures 100,000 tonnes of sodium chlorate a year, with 45 employees. When CanadianOxy took over management in 1978, chlorate production was only 12,500 tonnes, the technology was outdated and there was an outstanding government order to reduce chlorine emissions. Click here to read more…

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