Concentracion in Cement Industry

| 2012 |

| ESLSCA |

Research Methodology

MASTER PROGRAM

"Concentration in Cement Market”

Under supervision of Dr. Ahmed Shalaby

Group:

Ahmed Essam Hassan

Ahmed ABD Elrahman

Mohamed Safaan

Feb 10th 2012

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* Table of Contents

1-Introduction 2

1.1 Overview 3

1.1.1 Global Market 3

1.1.2 Middle East Market………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………...4

1.1.3 Egypt Market 4

1.2Problem Definition 5

1.3 Research Objectives………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..5.

1.4 Research approach …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… … 5

2. Literature Review …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6

2.1 world cement industry………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....7

2.2 world production …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..7

2.3 challenges in cement industry…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…..8

2.3.1 Cost of production ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…...8

2.3.2 Energy prices ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..8

2.3.3Regulations ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...9

2.4. . Concentration ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9

2.4.1 Causes of concentration…………………………………………………………………………………………………………9

2.4.2Effects of concentration……………………………………………………………………………………………………….10

2.4.3 Concentration in Egypt ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….10

2.5 Characteristics of an oligopoly market……………………………………………………………………………………10

3. Research Methodology ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………11

3.1 Research objectives…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….11

3.2 Conception frame work………………………………………………………………………………………………………12

3.3 Research questions and hypotheses ……………………………………………………………………………… 13

Data analysis …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….14

Conclusion and recommendation …………………………………………………………………………………………………………16

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