Individual Client Consultancy
PCI offers an unrivalled capability in bespoke, individual client projects, extending into a broad range of industry sectors. It draws on the competences and experience of its consulting team across manufacturing, technology, purchasing, marketing and strategic planning, and builds on the strong network of clients and associates in all regions.
From supporting a client through a full feasibility study, creating a realistic marketing plan, providing partner or investor searches, training staff in new markets, or working on a retainer-basis, PCI will work with individual clients to deliver confidential single-client projects in a professional, cost-effective and timely manner.
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Technology Selection, Project Management Support and Sustainability
PCI has strong technical and project management capability which is often used by clients to assist with technology selection and project management of major investments. Our detailed knowledge of the available technology and our experience in major petrochemical project management is highly valued by clients seeking to optimise investments and deliver projects on time and within budget.
- Technology options and comparison
- Industry production cost analysis
- Capital costs
- Project management approach
- Vendor selection
- Project progress audits
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Business and Strategic Planning
PCI provides impartial advice and guidance to clients which are developing long term strategy and business plans. This can range from early direct involvement with clients to lead or support the development of strategic options through to analysis and critiquing of an existing business plan.
- Assessing competitive landscape
- Confirming market opportunity
- Identifying improvement gaps
- Sales and marketing plans
- Review of product portfolio
- Preparation of business plans
- Restructuring options
- Strategic raw material sourcing plans
- Identification of strategic partners
- Assessment of integration options
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Investment Advisory
PCI is frequently engaged to provide independent advice and input into the assessment of client investment opportunities covering full technical and commercial due diligence. Using our fundamental understanding of the markets, our supply/demand outlook and price and margin forecasts, we are able to assist clients with a rigorous assessment of the investment opportunity.
- Market assessment
- Commercial due diligence
- Technical due diligence
- Assessment of risks
- Valuation advisory
- Transactional support
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Financial Analysis
PCI maintains up to date financial models covering the polyester value chain which are used by clients to assist with analysis of business and current asset valuations, as well as being used to test viability of new project investments. These models allow our clients to assess sensitivities to major variables and to look at scenario planning for current and future business valuation.
- Analysis of project returns
- Detailed cash flows
- Sensitivity analysis
- Enterprise valuations
- Price and margin forecasting
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Litigation and Insurance Support
PCI has a broad range of experience and capability through consultants who are able to work with clients or experts across a range of areas. Our reputation as an independent and objective expert in the industry allows us to work with legal, insurance, distribution teams to resolve disputes through the appropriate processes.
- Expert witness support
- Strategic advisory service
- Detailed analysis of disputes
- Assessment of damages
- Insurance related advisory
- Distribution related issues
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Industry Training Workshops and Seminars
In addition to our regular conferences, our industry experts along with a wide range of associates are able to design and deliver training and seminar programmes aimed specifically at meeting client requirements. These can include general petrochemical and industry education, specific market, technology or project related training through to strategy workshops to develop new plans.
- Individual training programmes
- Facilitated workshops
- General petrochemical industry overview
- Project management workshop
- Sourcing and vendor selection workshop
- Development of change management process