The Restructuring and Transformation of Japanese Chemical Industry

本研究旨在厘清过去20年间，各化工企业转型经营策略与日本化工产业转型的内在机制之间的关系。作为主要结论，分析了通用合成树脂行业的重组因素(核心技术和组织能力)，以及合理化效果(设备产能降低、业务实践改进等)。通过业务整合进行了澄清。此外，我们要指出的是，企业之间的合作，以及它们对环境问题的妥善处理，促使了产业重组。

The purpose of this research is to clarify the relationship between each chemical firm’s business strategy about the transformation of its business structure and the underlying mechanisms which led to restructuring in Japanese chemical industry for the past 20 years. As the main conclusions, the reorganization factor （ core technology and organizational ability) of general-purpose synthetic resin industry, and the rationalized effects (equipment capacity reduction, business practice improvements, etc.) by business integration were clarified. Moreover, we would point that the cooperation between companies which their dealing properly with environmental problems led to urged industrial reorganization.