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... naphthalene . Another chemical - orthox- ylene - looks a lot like naphthalene except it has less carbon . It is possible to get more PA from orthoxylene than from naphthalene because all its carbon can be used . To be spe- cific ...
... naphthalene . Another chemical - orthox- ylene - looks a lot like naphthalene except it has less carbon . It is possible to get more PA from orthoxylene than from naphthalene because all its carbon can be used . To be spe- cific ...
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... naphthalene - based capacity with the orthoxylene process , but they then added new and unneeded capacity . Prices col- lapsed and , for a while , all producers lost money , the higher- cost naphthalene producers more than the ...
... naphthalene - based capacity with the orthoxylene process , but they then added new and unneeded capacity . Prices col- lapsed and , for a while , all producers lost money , the higher- cost naphthalene producers more than the ...
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... Naphthalene 100 150 200 250 300 Cumulative R & D effort ( man - years ) 14 Naphthalene's S - Curve . No progress was made after 1958 because the process was at its limit . If Allied had been able to eliminate their unproductive effort ...
... Naphthalene 100 150 200 250 300 Cumulative R & D effort ( man - years ) 14 Naphthalene's S - Curve . No progress was made after 1958 because the process was at its limit . If Allied had been able to eliminate their unproductive effort ...
Contents
A New Forecasting Tool | 87 |
Five How Leaders Become Losers | 113 |
Seven The Attackers Advantage | 165 |
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