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Solutions that deliver in an uncertain future
For chemical companies, today’s greatest challenges aren’t coming from commoditisation or competition. They’re stemming from a wildly unpredictable economic and geopolitical business environment with trade wars, perplexing regulatory policies, cybersecurity threats, demand shifts in huge markets like China, the weakening of the EU, increasing risks to global supply chains and the longer term impacts of sustainability trends and accelerating digitisation.
At Strategy&, we help clients forge a path that’s powerful enough to breakthrough in the face of unknown possibilities; a path that’s built on what you do best, so you control and define your future. We understand sector dynamics along the entire chemicals value chain. Because of this, our strategy is built to deliver from the start. Strategy& shows you what’s possible and what you need to do to succeed.
How we help clients
- Business strategy
- Deals strategy
- Operations strategy
- Product and service innovation
- Technology strategy
Business strategy
With more than 100 years of strategy experience, we have the skills, technology, and scale to deliver customised solutions which ensure profitability and growth in an unpredictable economic, political and trade environment while allowing our clients to take advantage of the longer term sustainability trends in the chemical industry. Our unwavering commitment to getting it right means working alongside you to envision your future, set clear expectations, and turn vision into reality.
Deals strategy
Our proven industry expertise and functional experience mean you get trusted support during all phases of transaction processes. Our clients get hands-on guidance during deal shaping, carve-out, closing, and programme implementation. We also help with acquisition strategies and target identification, commercial due diligence, clean team synergy assessments and Day One preparation, post-merger integration and management, and divestitures and carve-outs.
Operations strategy
We have deep insight into the sustainable optimisation of each clients' cost base. We use this to link strategy with broader capabilities in sourcing for direct and indirect materials, sales-force effectiveness optimisation, general and administrative expenses cost reduction (e.g., shared services, outsourcing, offshoring), and supply chain optimisation (e.g., operating asset effectiveness, production network redesign, logistics optimisation).
Product and service innovation
We advise companies on how to strategically build more effective organisations and capabilities rooted in new programme and product line strategy, technology portfolio strategy, engineering productivity, and more. Our experience shows that chemicals companies with institutionalised capabilities for continuous and sustained innovation have growth rates and returns on invested capital that exceed the performance of their competitors.
Technology strategy
We partner with chemicals companies to integrate and capitalize on critical technologies like the cloud and other specialized software options across business units, all while building trust with customers and aligning any transformation with organisational culture. We help enhance analytic capabilities, increase operational excellence through updated systems and architecture, and improve the delivery of products and services.
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Selected Case Studies
- Specialty chemicals strategy development
- Complete turnaround programme for a global company
- Merger of two global chemicals companies
- Preparation for divestiture of a petrochemical business
Specialty chemicals strategy development
When a major global chemicals company wanted to reassess its specialty chemicals division, they called us. After researching competitors’ profitability, evaluating industry standards, investigating drivers of sustainable profitability, and assessing the client’s ability to lead or compete, Strategy& set a competitive standard for profitability for each business unit within the company. We supported the client in setting priorities for individual units and the specialty chemicals division as a whole while prioritising acquisitions and divestitures, investments for growth, and restructuring.
Complete turnaround programme for a global company
Strategy& was retained by a leading international chemicals company to quickly redefine its strategic direction and improve profitability. After conducting a strategy review for each of the client’s individual businesses, including market attractiveness, positioning, and cost competitiveness, we developed the future organisational model and a comprehensive turnaround plan. Focusing on reorganisation and cost reduction in overhead expenses, sales and marketing, manufacturing operations, and supply chain management, we guided the client through implementation. This included programme management and change activities to ensure a full realisation of the plan.
Merger of two global chemicals companies
Strategy& was a guiding force in helping a global chemicals company successfully carry out the acquisition of another international player. Our work began with structuring the post-merger action plan and working with the global and regional integration management offices. Strategy& was responsible for setting up programme management tools, processes, governance, and integration teams. By conducting pre-closing clean team synergy assessments, we were able to support the client in all Day One preparation activities.
After closing, we supported the joint integration teams in all areas, providing content support where required. Strategy& put special emphasis on cultural integration by performing cultural diagnostics, defining the target culture, and designing and implementing a detailed change programme. As a direct result of the Strategy& plan, the client successfully achieved the acquisition target without losing key customers or employees while fully realising the targeted synergies.
Preparation for divestiture of a petrochemical business
A large European chemicals company retained Strategy& for the value-added divestment of its petrochemical business. We identified and implemented substantial cost savings programmes, including head-count reduction, dramatic tightening of spending on contractors, and the closure of nonviable assets. Strategy& guided management through setting tough savings targets and locking savings into the budgets to ensure deliverability.
Relying on decades of industry experience and connections, Strategy& brought in third parties and negotiated complex supply and marketing partnerships, successfully reducing costs even further. In addition, Strategy& developed a comprehensive cost savings and margin improvement programme to completely turn around a segment of a business earmarked for closure. As a direct result of this customised, comprehensive M&A plan, the value of the business was increased significantly, and the client successfully sold its business.
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