Zoltek
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In 1996, the St. Louis-based manufacturer Zoltek launched a massive expansion of capacity to produce commercial-grade carbon fiber, a composite material used to produce a wide variety of end products ranging from sporting goods to windmill blades. Zoltek's goal was to become the dominant firm in a market whose growth was expected to be spectacular starting in the late 1990s. Describes Zoltek's major strategic moves in the mid-1990s and provides a possible example of the Stackelberg leadership model from oligopoly theory.To explore the economic logic of a major capacity commitment.
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2013 ◽
Vol 372
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pp. 17-20
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2014 ◽
Vol 926-930
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pp. 141-144
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2021 ◽
Vol 16
(6)
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pp. 861-868
2018 ◽
Vol 83
(2)
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pp. 20901
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