Im Rahmen der Artikelreihe „Insights on Strategy and Market Dynamics“ veröffentlicht das CSBW regelmäßig Artikel, in denen Marktentwicklungen und strategische Fragestellungen für konkrete Industrien untersucht und beantwortet werden.
Barbarians at the gate: The unavoidable transition in the global potash fertilizer market
Recent developments in the global potash fertilizer market have led to irreversible changes in the potash game and will ruin potash suppliers’ profitability for the next decade at least. Due to significant investments in capacity by both new and established suppliers, the global potash industry’s historically stable market is currently facing a transition from high ...
READ MOREProspects for the 2020 iron ore market: How Europe should prepare
Recent developments in the global iron ore market, driven primarily by the rapid industrialization of China, mark the beginning of deep changes in the structure and dynamics of the market and are putting steelmakers’ profitability at risk. Given iron ore’s fundamental role in industrialized economies, European steelmakers and political leaders are seeking indications as to ...
READ MORENew Market Entrants in Oligopolies: What Incumbents Can Do
New market entries are a fact of life. Multinationals invest huge sums to expand to new markets, small firms grow and turn into serious competitors; start-ups attack established incumbents. The resulting changes in competitive dynamics often have lasting effects on the entire industry. And every single market follows different rules: lots of good reasons why ...
READ MOREDrug Discount Contracts in Germany: Will We Be Facing a Claim Game?
Recent years have seen several health reforms in Germany. Faced with exploding health care costs, government is attempting to reduce public expenditure and promote price competition among suppliers and providers. Among other things, health insurance companies are now entitled to directly negotiate discount contracts with Pharmaceutical manufacturers – which will clearly redefine the rules of ...
READ MORECollapsing Demand: Can a Price War Be Avoided?
No other industry has been on such a rollercoaster ride. In 2008, potash prices sky-rocketed – and continued their upward surge even when demand started sagging -, in 2009 they took a deep fall as demand collapsed. Admittedly, this is an extreme example. But it is just one of many instances where the global crisis ...
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