Chem Systems: An IBM Company. From: Chemical Week | Date: March 25, 1998| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1998 Chemical Week Associates. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The rumor raised a few eyebrows when it surfaced last summer: IBM was said to be negotiating to buy Chem Systems. Why, some asked, would Chem Systems, a consulting firm with expertise in commodity chemical markets and process economics, want to hitch its star to a management consulting firm whose entree to chemicals is computers? Moreover, why would Chem Systems be willing to forsake all partnerships with the many consulting firms--Andersen Consulting, McKinsey & Co., KPMG Peat Marwick, and others--with which it has worked in recent years? Why limit itself to only IBM by becoming ...

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