From its very beginning, the specialty chemicals group Clariant has been in a continual process of transformation. This, the first book-length study of the company, gives an insightful account of its historical foundations, starting with the successful merger between the two major corporations that would become Clariant: Sandoz and Hoechst. With eyewitness accounts and interviews, Bálint shows that Clariant, with bold plans for the future, draws its lessons from history.
300 pages | 4 color plates, 62 halftones | 5 1/2 x 8 3/8 | © 2012
Economics and Business: Business--Business Economics and Management Studies
Table of Contents
Preface
The globalisation of dyeing: How the dyeing trade developed
The history of Sandoz
Initial public offering 1995
Fending for itself
The history of Hoechst
High time for Hoechst!
Teasing is a sign of affection
’Mergeritis’
BTP and the consequences
Vital changes
2006–2008
Corporate culture
Epilogue
Biographies
Appendix
Interviews
List of literature and references
Index of photos and illustrations
Copyrights
Board of Directors and Board of Management 1995–2008
Index of names
Index
The globalisation of dyeing: How the dyeing trade developed
The history of Sandoz
Initial public offering 1995
Fending for itself
The history of Hoechst
High time for Hoechst!
Teasing is a sign of affection
’Mergeritis’
BTP and the consequences
Vital changes
2006–2008
Corporate culture
Epilogue
Biographies
Appendix
Interviews
List of literature and references
Index of photos and illustrations
Copyrights
Board of Directors and Board of Management 1995–2008
Index of names
Index