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Abhijeet S
Aleris International is a producer of aluminum rolled and extruded products, recycled aluminum, and specification aluminum alloy manufacturing. It headquarters are in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, and it has access to 40 production facilities across the world.[1]
Aleris was formed in 2004 through the merger of Commonwealth Industries, Inc. and IMCO Recycling Inc.[1]
In February 2009, the US Justice Department filed suit against Aleris alleging that 15 of its plants had violated the Clean Air Act by emission of pollutants. In August 2009, Aleris settled the suit with the government, and agreed to pay a $4.6 million fine and spend an additional $4.2 million on new pollution controls at its plants.[2][3]
Aleris filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on 12 February 2009.[4] It announced plans in May 2010 to exit bankruptcy as a privately-held company owned by investment funds of Apollo Management, Oaktree Capital Management, and Sankaty Advisors.[5]
PEST ANALYSIS:
Political
is a company, which is not very much influenced by political
developments. Some countries might put some policies affecting them in
place and the on-going globalization might have effects on them as
well.
Globalization
Globalization is an issue that will positively affect eBay’s business.
They will be able to expand internationally and find new markets.
Government Policies
Some government policies in favor and against interests might be
introduced. When looking in the past though, national governments have
left e-commerce alone.
Regulatory bodies and processes
Regulations could be passed making sites ensure a certain level of
security in online shopping, increasing customer security but also
costs for online businesses.
Economic
Interest and Exchange Rates
A future instability in Exchange rates would have heavy effects on
eBay. Interest rates would also be affected by the instability and
therefore affect eBay in bad ways.
Economy Situation and trends
Economic situations of course have a direct impact on eBay’s good
performance. Another Wall Street crash would probably devastating
effects on eBay while a second boom e-commerce would make eBay’s
profit rocket.
Aleris was formed in 2004 through the merger of Commonwealth Industries, Inc. and IMCO Recycling Inc.[1]
In February 2009, the US Justice Department filed suit against Aleris alleging that 15 of its plants had violated the Clean Air Act by emission of pollutants. In August 2009, Aleris settled the suit with the government, and agreed to pay a $4.6 million fine and spend an additional $4.2 million on new pollution controls at its plants.[2][3]
Aleris filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on 12 February 2009.[4] It announced plans in May 2010 to exit bankruptcy as a privately-held company owned by investment funds of Apollo Management, Oaktree Capital Management, and Sankaty Advisors.[5]
PEST ANALYSIS:
Political
is a company, which is not very much influenced by political
developments. Some countries might put some policies affecting them in
place and the on-going globalization might have effects on them as
well.
Globalization
Globalization is an issue that will positively affect eBay’s business.
They will be able to expand internationally and find new markets.
Government Policies
Some government policies in favor and against interests might be
introduced. When looking in the past though, national governments have
left e-commerce alone.
Regulatory bodies and processes
Regulations could be passed making sites ensure a certain level of
security in online shopping, increasing customer security but also
costs for online businesses.
Economic
Interest and Exchange Rates
A future instability in Exchange rates would have heavy effects on
eBay. Interest rates would also be affected by the instability and
therefore affect eBay in bad ways.
Economy Situation and trends
Economic situations of course have a direct impact on eBay’s good
performance. Another Wall Street crash would probably devastating
effects on eBay while a second boom e-commerce would make eBay’s
profit rocket.