Energy & Chemicals

Challenging markets

The energy market is undergoing market liberalization, industry restructuring, and privatizations. As a result, competition and commodization are intensifying and companies in the market are expected to become more efficient and grow faster.

Meanwhile, the ever increasing pressure from financial markets, shareholders, and other stakeholders in the chemicals industry demands major changes in the corporate landscape. Industries are constantly confronting new challenges such as the globalization of product and capital markets, the need to grow further in mature markets, the demand for sustainable development, the search for innovation, the impact of IT, and the need for talent and entrepreneurial spirit, to name just a few.

The Energy & Chemicals Competence Center has the experience, knowledge and tools to support companies from the energy and chemical sector on their way to success. Projects currently focus on establishing and maintaining a sustainable and competitive cost base. We also help clients realize profitable internal or external growth and manage innovation processes.

Consulting services in the Energy & Chemicals Competence Center cover all issues relating to corporate management, such as

• Strategic positioning of businesses
• Introducing new business processes and organizational structures
• Implementing value-based management
• Facilitating post merger/acquisition integration
• Leveraging product & services development
• Creating cost efficiency

The success of our projects is based on our consultants' solid backgrounds in the energy or chemicals industry. They have been trained in state-of-the-art methodologies and tools, and have the interpersonal skills needed to work cooperatively in mixed teams with our clients on all levels.

These experts, together with our specialized research center and comprehensive databases support our clients in developing tailor-made, innovative and convincing strategies and thus creating lasting and effective competitive advantages.

In China

The energy, chemicals and utilities industries form the backbone of a national economy. With the rapid and continuous development of China's economy, there is an increasing demand for energy. Energy scarcity, economic development requiring high energy consumption, and environmental impact are the bottlenecks to the growth of the Chinese economy. Facing rising energy prices and meeting the demands of sustainable economic development, the energy, chemicals and utilities industries in China should make more efforts to improve energy efficiency, lower consumption, optimize resource allocation and reduce environmental impact.

Roland Berger has rich experiences and advanced knowledge in energy, chemicals and utilities. In Europe, which leads the world in energy and utilities development, Roland Berger provides advisory services to many enterprises, governments and financial institutions. We develop strategies according to the clients’ specific issues to help them establish competitive advantages, accelerate growth and create more outstanding business value. In China, Roland Berger's Energy, Chemicals and Utilities Competence Center closely tracks the development trend of each sub-sector, and analyzes the driving factors behind the changes in the market. This local knowledge, as well as the experiences of more than 200 Roland Berger global experts, enable us to solve various practical problems for domestic and global companies. The Competence Center provides consulting services that cover issues from corporate strategy to operations management. Our main services include:

• Developing corporate strategies to achieve sustainable success
• Helping Chinese companies to enter overseas markets, and helping international companies to explore the Chinese market
• Helping international companies to explore the Chinese market
• Assessing market opportunities and developing market strategies
• Developing branding and marketing strategies
• Helping enterprises to improve organizational and operational performance through operations optimization and business transformation
• Enhancing operational efficiency and improving core business processes
• Designing corporate governance and organizational structures
• Improving supply chain management capabilities
• IT strategy and structure design
• Supporting M&As through assessing M&A targets and assisting in post-merger integrations
• Selecting appropriate business partners and assessing the risk of cooperation
• Making recommendations on the reform of the utilities system, industry restructurings and risk management
• Developing energy-saving and emission reduction solutions and mechanisms
• Planning for sustainable development
• Renewable energy technology, policy and risk evaluation
• Analyzing the renewable energy market, entry strategy and international cooperation

Contact

Watson Liu
Partner, Head of Energy, Chemical and Utilities Competence Center