Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI)

ICI operates in competitive markets. If the Group does not continue to compete in its markets effectively by developing innovative products and responding effectively to the activities of its competitors, it could lose customers and its results of operations could be adversely affected.

ICI has a wide portfolio of business units competing across a diverse range of geographic and product markets. The Group’s business may be adversely affected if it does not:

Because the Group is subject to price competition, it must also continue to satisfy these objectives while maintaining a competitive cost base.

In addition, some of ICI’s competitors in certain markets are larger and have greater financial resources than the Group. This may enable them to deliver products on more attractive terms or to invest larger amounts of capital into their businesses, including expenditure for research and development. If any of the Group’s current or future competitors develop proprietary technology that enables them to produce new products or services or to deliver existing products or services at a significantly lower cost, the Group’s products and services could be rendered uneconomical or obsolete.

While some of the Group’s product range comprises products and services that are protected by proprietary knowledge or patents, some of its businesses use technology that is widely available. Accordingly, certain product segments of the Group’s business may be vulnerable to new competitors and may be adversely affected by increased price competition. Any of these developments could lead to a loss of customers and could adversely affect the Group’s results of operations.

ICI operates in competitive markets. If the Group does not continue to compete in its markets effectively by developing innovative products and responding effectively to the activities of its competitors, it could lose customers and its results of operations could be adversely affected.

ICI has a wide portfolio of business units competing across a diverse range of geographic and product markets. The Group’s business may be adversely affected if it does not:

Because the Group is subject to price competition, it must also continue to satisfy these objectives while maintaining a competitive cost base.

In addition, some of ICI’s competitors in certain markets are larger and have greater financial resources than the Group. This may enable them to deliver products on more attractive terms or to invest larger amounts of capital into their businesses, including expenditure for research and development. If any of the Group’s current or future competitors develop proprietary technology that enables them to produce new products or services or to deliver existing products or services at a significantly lower cost, the Group’s products and services could be rendered uneconomical or obsolete.

While some of the Group’s product range comprises products and services that are protected by proprietary knowledge or patents, some of its businesses use technology that is widely available. Accordingly, certain product segments of the Group’s business may be vulnerable to new competitors and may be adversely affected by increased price competition. Any of these developments could lead to a loss of customers and could adversely affect the Group’s results of operations.

ICI has a wide portfolio of business units competing across a diverse range of geographic and product markets. The Group’s business may be adversely affected if it does not continue to develop innovative products that satisfy customer needs and preferences, develop new technology or enhance existing technology that supports product development or provides cost or other advantages over its competitors, and attract and retain skilled employees that are key to creating new products. Because the Group is subject to price competition from its competitors, it must also continue to satisfy these objectives while maintaining a competitive cost base.

In addition, some of ICI’s competitors in certain markets are larger and have greater financial resources than the Group, which may enable them to deliver products on more attractive terms or to invest larger amounts of capital into their businesses, including expenditure for research and development. If any of the Group’s current or future competitors develop proprietary technology that enables them to produce new products or services or to deliver existing products or services at a significantly lower cost, the Group’s products and services could be rendered uneconomical or obsolete.

While some of the Group’s product range comprises products and services that are protected by proprietary knowledge or patents, some of its businesses use technology that is widely available. Accordingly, certain product segments of the Group’s business may be vulnerable to new competitors and may be adversely affected by increased price competition. Any of these developments could lead to a loss of customers and could adversely affect the Group’s results of operations.

ICI has a wide portfolio of business units competing across a diverse range of geographic and product markets. The Group’s business may be adversely affected if it does not continue to develop innovative products that satisfy customer needs and preferences, develop new technology or enhance existing technology that supports product development or provides cost or other advantages over its competitors, and attract and retain skilled employees that are key to creating new products. Because the Group is subject to price competition from its competitors, it must also continue to satisfy these objectives while maintaining a competitive cost base.

In addition, some of ICI’s competitors in certain markets are larger and have greater financial resources than the Group, which may enable them to deliver products on more attractive terms or to invest larger amounts of capital into their businesses, including expenditure for research and development. If any of the Group’s current or future competitors develop proprietary technology that enables them to produce new products or services or to deliver existing products or services at a significantly lower cost, the Group’s products and services could be rendered uneconomical or obsolete.

While some of the Group’s product range comprises products and services that are protected by proprietary knowledge or patents, some of its businesses use technology that is widely available. Accordingly, certain product segments of the Group’s business may be vulnerable to new competitors and may be adversely affected by increased price competition. Any of these developments could lead to a loss of customers and could adversely affect the Group’s results of operations.