The Integration of Industrial Complexes -Business Cooperation in Historical Developed Form-

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380429
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Economic history
• Research Institution: Yamaguchi University
• Principal Investigator: Inaba Kazuya 山口大学, 大学院技術経営研究科, 教授 (40280218)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 事業連携 / コンビナート統合 / コンビナートの国際競争力 / 結合の経済 / 分離の経済

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Oil and petrochemical companies are in the severe situation where they should deal with various problems. In such a severe situation, oil and petrochemical companies came up with the idea of business cooperation in the same region in order to acquire global competitiveness. 20 companies in oil industry and chemical industry gathered round at first. Under the Research Association of Technology Law, Research Association of Refinery Integration for Group-Operation (RING) was established in 2000. In order to gain global competitiveness, RING has acted group-operation programs in the industrial complexes in Japan. In this paper, I describe the historical formation and development of petrochemical complexes in Japan. And I consider and analyze the approach to and ways of the high-level integration for group operation. And I explained the meaning of the plans, and the economies arising from the group operation business.

Free Research Field

石油・石油化学・化学産業史