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The present chapter will give a succinct description of the postwar development of two basic industries: oil refining and the closely related heavy-petrochemicals in case: ethylene. The discussion and the data for both industries refer to Western Europe (all OECD member countries minus Turkey). The European Community constitutes a large part of this zone. European integration as it has taken stage in the EC has determined the market conditions under which the firms and industries operate (Molle, 1990); therefore due attention will be given to EC policy matters.
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Molle, W. (1993). Oil Refineries and Petrochemical Industries: Coping with the Mid-Life Crisis. In: Müller-Warmuth, W., Schöllhorn, R. (eds) Progress in Intercalation Research. Studies in Industrial Organization, vol 18. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1733-3_2
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