Rubber Industry

Pollan comes to the conclusion that natural does not exist. It is moreso a word that we(humans) nowadays have come to associate with “better”, or “good for you”. People use the word as an enchanting title. In the introduction, Pollan brings our attention in by mentioning that there have been 200 class-action lawsuits filed against food manufacturers, trying to sue over misleadingly labeling their foods as ‘’natural’’.

Polysar Limited is Canada’s largest chemical company. It is structured into 3 groups, namely, basic petrochemicals, rubber, and diversified products. Rubber Group is the largest of the three operating units of Polysar Limited. The primary users of its products, such as butyl and halobutyl, are manufacturers of automobile tires; other users are from various industries. In 1986, Rubber group contributed 0.8 billion which is 46 percent of the company annual sale. The operation of the group is divided into four divisions, NASA (North America and South America) and EROW (Europe and rest of the world), Research department and Global Marketing department. NASA and EROW operate as profit centers each produce butyl and halobutyl

Firstly, we see the word natural in a lot of everyday stuff we use. In marketing it is a common named that is used for selling the product. Advertisers use the word “natural” to persuade people who are looking after their health to buy their product. Like in the product Kettle chips, they use the slogan in the ad “We make our potato chips using the freshest natural ingredients.” Like all natural cheddar or sea salt. The ad features a jingle with the announcer describing the product. They are trying to get the people to buy their chips, by knowing what is in them makes people want to buy it. Also, by thinking it is going to make them more healthier. Knowing that it is made with all natural ingredients and no preservatives. Another ad that

Siam Cement’s offer to purchase an initial order of 200 units at $9,000 per unit, would lead to a net profit of $200,000. While this immediate cash influx may seem advantageous in the short term, it will not offset yearly operational expenses of $250,000 (See Exhibit 1). Additionally, accepting Siam Cement’s offer would position Rubbertech as an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). This decision could impede potential growth that would far exceed the offer that is currently on the table. If Rubbertech does not accept Siam Cement’s offer, they can seize a part of

Crocs, Inc. obtained many core competencies throughout the various phases of their supply chain model. Their leading competency apparent in the mid-2000s, was their ability to be efficient and flexible within their supply chain model. This afforded them competitive advantage to revolutionize the footwear supply chain during this time period, in addition to only making injection molded shoes. “Much of this growth had been made possible by highly flexible supply chain which enable the company to build additional product to fulfill new orders quickly within the selling season, allowing it to respond to unexpected high demand.” A second core competency was the ownership of the formulas for the proprietary material resin “croslite”, the primary raw material in their product.

To understand what impacts synthetic materials have on society, you need to understand what synthetic materials are, where the come from, and what ‘impact on society’ means. Synthetic materials are any man made material composed of any number of natural resources. Natural resources materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain. These materials range from natural gasses to ores in the ground.

In the essay “What's Natural about Our Natural Products?”, Sarah Federman claims that although many people believe that the word natural on a food label means that a product is healthier than others, natural doesn't actually mean anything, because is an unregulated word. The author describes how marketers use the word “natural” to bait people in to buying a certain product thinking that is better than another “unnatural” product. She says that the word is most prevalent at the grocery store, and gives examples of different products with the word “natural” on their label. Federman explains the difference between the products that don't have “natural” on the label and the ones that do. She states that, often, the “natural” food products are more

The process is just as important as the materials used in the production. Alongside production technology innovations, brands such as Adidas and Nike have begun to use recycled materials in their shoes. The way to ‘do more with less’ will involve innovations in the types of materials used in products. Adidas has prototyped Primeknit shoes made from recovered ocean fishing nets while Nike is using recycled polyester, diverting plastic bottles from landfills. Furthermore Nike has begun to implement sustainability metrics into their material choice and product design. This helps to ensure that there is greater transparency to the trade-off’s that designers are making between functional performance and environmental impact. To ensure continuous superior product performance a business must drive product innovation as well as

The product designers must look at various material things when designing with possibly natural materials such as wood.

This report seeks to explain the key differences between the NASA (North American South American) and EROW (Europe and rest of world) sales performance over the past nine months. There are several reasons causing the sales performance figures currently stemming from NASA to be incomparable with the EROW numbers, including the current practice of transferring large quantities of regular butyl rubber from the Sarnia to the Antwerp production facilities. As Polysar operates globally, it

Polysar Limited is Canada’s largest chemical company. Its Rubber Group accounts for 46% of Polysar’s sales. The primary products for this group are butyl and halobutyl and the principal customers for these products are tire manufacturers. The rubber Group has two divisions: NASA (North America & South America) and EROW (Europe & elsewhere). There is product transferring between NASA and EROW and the Vice President of NASA is required to present the performance results to the Board of Directors and explain why the bottom line is lower than expected.

Nature Care products recognizes the unique expectations from individual consumers and have developed its niche product lines, such as make up, perfume, body deodorant, nail polishing, lipsticks, hair dyes, etc. These products intend to solve customers’ skin problems with the quality to offer specific therapy and cosmetics solutions. With the demands of various consumers Nature Care products main marketing objective is to provide a product range in each niche to fit various customers ' needs.

The purpose of this report is to analyze the opportunity to produce plastic components for cartridge production and choose the best alternative. It is predicted that the annual demand growth is a triangular distribution with a minimum of 5%, most likely of 17% and a maximum of 25%. Due to the continuous growth in the demand, the alternatives cannot be compared using just the data for 2010. An analysis is carried out for the time period 2011 to 2015 and the present worth of the net income is considered as the criteria to select the alternative. The analysis basically can be divided into 5 steps:

Toys R Us is one of UK’s leading toy and game retailer. This report conducts an academic research focus on Toys R Us (UK) in toys and games retailing sector. In the first part of this report, we will discuss the toys and games industry background and the overview of Toys R Us. Then, the research will focus on Poster’s Five Force Model and Porter’s Generic Strategies. In the next parts, this report will concentrated on the potential strategies which Toys R Us might pursue in the future. Conclusion and recommendation will be mention in the final part of this report and the recommendation will be covered the best strategy for Toys R Us which can be used for the future competitiveness.

The dictionary definition for the word natural is existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation. However in the food industry, natural has no clear definition. “Since there is no regulation regarding how the phrase (100% natural) is used, it means precisely nothing,” Rick Paulas from KCET said on his "Food Companies Defend 'Natural ' In Court" article. Even though words like natural mean nothing, food companies will still use them to trick people into feeling they’re eating healthy. Well known soda company, Pepsis, was sued for putting “natural” on their Naked Juice in 2013. In the end, they settled for nine million dollars and removed