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p GLOBAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

A SEGMENTAL REVIEW

1 . Executive Summary

In massive global set up of chemical industries , Johnson Matthey Plc . is playing a niche role in its segment of global chemicals . Though conventional products are not being produced or dealt in by Johnson Matthey Plc , but the range its chemical products covers is unimaginably impressive . From emission control products to cleaner fuels , and from generic pain killers and other controlled drugs to precious metal based chemical products are unimaginative fields to deal in

Though prices in this segment of

chemical industry is basically influenced by the fluctuations in precious metal prices , foreign exchange fluctuations , emission control legislations and many others JM has established a name for itself so far as quality and control over respective products are concerned . In this write up an effort is made to analyze the production and financial aspects of Johnson Matthey Plc comparing it with Royal Dutch Shell Plc , another giant in chemical industry of the world . A separate section is devoted on the concentration of firm over the turnover of global chemical industry

2 . Contents

Executive Summary

Contents

Task One- Fundamental details of Johnson Matthey Plc

Task Two- Financial Data Analysis

Task Three- Concentration over Global Chemical Industry

Influence of Johnson Matthey over price and level of competition

Conclusion

References

3 . TASK ONE- Fundamental details of Johnson Matthey Plc

The company chosen for the subject matter is Johnson Matthey Plc , whose businesses of are in the domain of Chemical industry , and those businesses are focused on development and manufacturing of high added value products that provide competitive edge like catalysis , fine chemicals , and material technologies like active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs

The group has organized its resources to provide major organic growth opportunities in near future . This will include emission control for heavy duty diesel (HDD ) vehicles , catalyst soot fitters (CSFs ) for light duty diesel vehicles new catalyst technology for hydrogen production and gas to liquid (GTL ) and new products for Pharmaceutical materials

The Johnson Matthey group is to keen position itself in growth market where its core skills are applicable . Environment protection is one of those areas where Johnson Matthey group is ready to reach the heights of successes . Environmental protection through emission control , cleaner fuel , and the hydrogen economy is motto of most of the countries in the world and catalyst is the key technology for all these purposes Johnson Matthey group is world best and top manufacturer of catalyst

Catalyst is also important for the manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients , and the Johnson Matthey has strong niche in the growing market of generic pain killers and other controlled drugs as well as platinum based anticancer compounds

The catalyst division of the group now consists of three global based divisions

Environment Catalysts and Technologies (ECT : ECT comprises heavy duty diesel and stationery source emissions control business . JM is world leader in manufacturing of catalysts for vehicle exhaust emission control and a leader in catalyst system of volatile organic compound emission from industrial processes...