BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Overcapacity
- an excess of capability to produce goods or provide a service over the level of demand
Additional Resources
- Phenol and acetone market plagued by continuing overcapacity. (Petrochemicals).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- THE PHENOL AND acetone market cent continues to be hurt by overcapacity, flat pricing and weak demand. The market is yet another casualty of the global economic downturn as demand for bisphenol-A, the leading use for phenol, is down from reduced de THE PHENOL...
- Research articles 2002-03-04
- MERRILL LYNCH DOWNGRADES ADM SHARES AFTER OVERCAPACITY NEWS
- Analyst company Merrill Lynch downgraded shares of agri-giant Archer Daniels Midland ADM last week, partly on the news of looming overcapacity in the U.S. ethanol industry.Analyst company Merrill Lynch downgraded shares of agri-giant Archer Daniels Midland ADM last week, partly on the news of looming overcapacity in the U.S. ethanol...
- Research articles 2005-02-28
- OECD works at decreasing shipbuilding overcapacity
- The OECD launched a new round of negotiations aimed at countering overcapacity in the world shipbuilding industry. The current level of overcapacity of 15 percent will likely rise to 30 percent in the next two years if steps aren't taken to eliminate government subsidies. These subsidies "have allowed shipyards that...
- Research articles 2003-03-03
- Bombardier addresses overcapacity
- Bombardier's recently-announced rationalization program for its rail transportation division was hardly a surprise, given the huge overcapacity in the European passenger rolling stock supply industry. The numerous mergers and takeovers during the last 15 years largely failed to address this.
- Research articles 2004-06-01
- Qantas posts record profit but warns of fuel prices, overcapacity
- SYDNEY AFP ? Qantas shares fell as an record annual profit result from the Australian flag carrier failed to quell fears about rising oil prices. Qantas Airways Ltd. reported a record full-year to June net profit of 648.4 million dollars (460.4 million US dollars) but warned rising fuel prices...
- Research articles 2004-08-19
- Fitch: Overcapacity & Fuel Prices Cloud U.S. Airlines' Outlook
- CHICAGO -- Following another year of financial turmoil in which persistently high jet fuel prices and domestic overcapacity undermined the operating performance of major U.S. airlines, Fitch Ratings believes prospects for a long-awaited rationalization of capacity and a modest recovery in pricing now appear stronger for 2005. While uncertainties over...
- Research articles 2004-12-02
- Going, going, gone? (major European car manufacturer likely to close by 2002 due to overcapacity)(Global Watch)(Brief Article)
- 00-00-0000 AT LEAST ONE OF EUROPE'S MAJOR automobile brand names--Citroen, Fiat, Peugeot, Renault, Volkswagen, or Volvo--is unlikely to exist five years from now. That's the prediction of the European Automobile Federation, Paris. The group claims that overcapacity makes the closure of one of the...
- Research articles 1997-09-01
- Steelinaking nations agree that overcapacity is a problem.(Brief Article)
- The first round of talks between steelmaking nations aimed at reducing global excess and uneconomic production capacity ended with them agreeing they all are partly responsible for the industry's woes--and that more talks were needed to fix them. "Governments will come back...
- Research articles 2001-11-01
- Overcapacity--and growing
- The auto industry is often cited as driving the worldwide notion of overcapacity-too many plants churning out too many vehicles. Each of the top five manufacturers in the Most Global Companies survey already reports a direct presence in at least 150 countries.And each one continues to build capacity in out-of-the-way,...
- Research articles 1998-10-01
- Polypropylene Suffers From Overcapacity.
- Basell sells 180,000-ton PP plant in the Netherlands to flooring company Domo. WHILE ITS LONG-TERM outlook remains bright, the polypropylene PP market is suffering through a stormy period of overcapacity, weakening demand and margin erosion. Industry leader Basell has mothballed several ...
- Research articles 2001-05-14
- Excessive Competition and Overcapacity in Fatty Acids Markets Intensifies Price Pressures
- PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Increasing competition and overcapacity in the fatty acids market is creating immense price pressures and tightening profit margins for manufacturers. Moreover, volatile raw material prices that account for 80 percent of fatty acid costs impact the market revenues enormously. Offering competitive prices would be a key...
- Research articles 2005-05-04
- Overcapacity indicates low ROCE, survey says. (Forest And Paper Companies).(Brief Article)
- Industry overcapacity and low returns mean a near-term outlook that isn't bright for global forest and paper companies, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey. The consulting firm surveyed the financial results of 100 large companies and concluded that return on capital employed, profitability and product prices are...
- Research articles 2003-07-05
- The wrong chemistry. (dealing with ethylene overcapacity in Europe)
- The Assn of Petrochemical Producers in Europe proposed a plan to cut ethylene capacity across the European Community, charging producers a levy which would be used to finance restructuring. The European Commission questioned whether restructuring was really necessary. A CONTROVERSIAL restructuring plan, overcapacity, a crisis cartel, plant closures: it...
- Research articles 1993-12-11
- U.S. Reversal on Anti-Dumping Policy to Benefit Thailand's Steel Overcapacity.
- Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 29--The steel overcapacity problem in Thailand is expected to be eliminated within the next year in the light of Washington's reversal of a plan to impose anti-dumping duties on selected steel imports from five...
- Research articles 2002-08-29
- 2004: Year of Reckoning; With so many new models, incentives, economy fears & other nagging woes, carmakers are speeding down a four-lane highway to a crisis of overcapacity.(Special Report: Automotive)(Brief Article)
- Byline: JEAN HALLIDAY too many new vehicles, not enough buyers. Experts have talked about overcapacity in the auto industry for years. But in 2004, carmakers are adding even more to this product traffic jam. Asian transplants, including Nissan North America and...
- Research articles 2004-04-12
- Overcapacity risk warning issued by International Air Transport Association head
- AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Giovanni Bisignani, director general of the International Air Transport Association IATA, speaking at a conference in Singapore on Monday (20 February), warned the airline industry about the possible hazards associated with overcapacity. The warning comes prior to the Singapore air show at...
- Research articles 2006-02-20
- Olefins menaced by overcapacity despite delays; producers concede that they are hedging their bets on building new crackers.
- Producers concede that they are hedging their bets on building new crackers. THE OLEFINS INDUSTRY continues to drift toward overcapacity, and producers universally agree that pricing and margins are almost certain to decline by the end of the decade. Yet analysts...
- Research articles 1997-06-09
- Olefins Menaced Overcapacity Despite Ddays
- Producers concede that they are hedging their bets on building new crackers. THE OLEFINS INDUSTRY continues to drift toward overcapacity, and producers universally agree that pricing and margins are almost certain to decline by the end of the decade. Yet analysts are no...
- Research articles 1997-06-09
- Olefins Menaced By Overcapacity Despite Delays
- Producers concede that they are hedging their bets on building new crackers. THE OLEFINS INDUSTRY continues to drift toward overcapacity, and producers universally agree that pricing and margins are almost certain to decline by the end of the decade. Yet analysts are no...
- Research articles 1997-06-09
- Recovery stalled, report says: overcapacity a problem.(Fitch Ratings report)
- A special study from international ratings agency Fitch Ratings reports overcapacity in paper and wood will stall meaningful recovery for the U.S. paper and forest industry. "Overproduction continues to suppress prices and a recovery in profits and cash flow," says Dennis Ruggles, director of Fitch Ratings....
- Research articles 2003-09-13
