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DSM: From Dutch State Mines to Chemicals Company

In: From Coal to Biotech

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  • Jean-Pierre Jeannet
  • Hein Schreuder

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In 1902 DSM was founded as the state-owned company Dutch State Mines. This chapter describes its initial expansion in mining and the gradual build-up of chemical activities. When the company and the Dutch government realized in the 1960s that mining was no longer economically viable in The Netherlands, the company embarked on its first transformation to become a Base Chemicals company. In the 1970s and 1980s the company expanded its chemical activities via various diversification routes, albeit with limited success. Growth also stalled in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The chapter concludes with a summary of DSM’S strategic situation at that point in time.

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  • Jean-Pierre Jeannet & Hein Schreuder, 2015. "DSM: From Dutch State Mines to Chemicals Company," Springer Books, in: From Coal to Biotech, edition 127, chapter 1, pages 1-30, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-662-46299-7_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-46299-7_1
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