Uppsatser om commodity industry

10 uppsatser

Commodity Risk Exposure in the Forestry and Paper Industry

Magisteruppsats · Lunds universitet

We aim to investigate the risk exposure against commodity prices in the forestry and paper industry. The intension is also to study the affect that the changes in commodity prices has on a company’s market value.

The state of the Latvian wood pellet industry

a study on production conditions and international competitiveness

Masteruppsats · SLU

… content and homogeneity, wood pellets have become an internationally traded commodity used for large scale power production. The Baltic States have emerged as one of the largest wood pellet exporting regions in Europe. This study focused on the case of Latvia, the country with …

Hedging Core and Non-Core Risks

Evidence from Forestry and Paper Industry

Magisteruppsats · Lunds universitet

… its competitors. Therefore, our objective is to study the impact of hedging commodity selling prices (could be core risk for some firms), interest rate and foreign exchange rate (non core risks) on firm value in a commodity industry - the forestry and paper industry in North …

Market analysis for glulam within the Swedish construction sector

Masteruppsats · SLU

… market. This by looking at the factors: glulam sales, construction activity, commodity prices and currency changes. It has been investigated how actors within the Swedish construction sector value their own possibility to affect construction material and also how these actors …

Nedskrivningar av goodwill

En studie om handlingsutrymmet

Kandidatuppsats · Södertörns högskola

Bakgrund: Redovisning syftar till att ge en historisk bild av en organisation ? ett företag eller en koncern. Skillnaden mellan den bild som baserar sig på redovisningsprinciper (och regler) och en bild, vilken som helst, är jämförbarheten. Goodwillned-skrivningar skapar problem …

Att utmärka sig bland konkurrenter vid ett lågt produktengagemang

En fallstudie av mejeriföretaget Valio

Kandidatuppsats · Södertörns högskola

… purpose of this study is to create an understanding of how a company selling commodity products works to create interest and loyalty among customers and how to stand out relative to competition. Based upon present theories within marketing communication, a comparison is made …

Finansiella instrument för svenska lantbruksföretag

riskhantering och finansiella instrument för lantbruksföretag i Sverige

Examensarbete · SLU

… Furthermore, hedging of agriculture related futures and options on commodity exchanges as a means of minimizing price risks are described. Finally, the advantages of using financial instruments for funding of capital are discussed. The financial instruments considered for …

Risk Management for commodity consumers -A study of the Airline industry-

Magisteruppsats · Lunds universitet

The aim of this study is two folded. We wish to investigate if there is a value premium from hedging jet fuel exposure for American and European airlines. We also seek to answer if airlines can affect their probability to default by using Risk Management. During the period 2003 …

Utvecklingsprojekt av förpackning inom livsmedelsindustrin

Kandidatuppsats · Högskolan i Halmstad

… packaging to their brand Falk Salt. When salt is one of the world's cheapest commodity was packing all the costs have to be as low as possible. This was a real challenge for us. By re-including the environmental impact of materials, Sweden's recycling statistics and what …

A value chain analysis for timber in four East African countries

an exploratory case study

Kandidatuppsats · SLU

… chains. The forest products industry in general is characterised by sales of commodity products with push marketing, relatively long lead-times in production and a production processes that generates a relatively high percentage of consequence products (Haartveit, Kozak, & …