28% share of the national market for paints and pigments, said to be worth โฌ120 M. Last year, Kober reported gross profits at โฌ4.0 M (up 27%) and sales revenue at โฌ34 M (up 14%). Of total sales, the household/consumer sector accounts for 62%, the industrial sector for 32% and exports (mainly to Hung
DyStar buys Boehme
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Weight
- 55 KB
- Volume
- 2006
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0969-6210
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โฆ Synopsis
Columbian Chemicals' business raised DC Chemicals' share of the South Korean carbon black market to 64%. This is almost double the market share of its nearest rival, Degussa, which operates a plant at Incheon.The new scenario prompted an investigation by the Fair Trade Commission, South Korea's anti-trust authority, which has now made a preliminary ruling that DC Chemical must relinquish its stake in one of the three plants within 12 months. The company plans to appeal against the ruling.
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