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downstream derivative business

09:28 Mar 3, 2004
English to German translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics / downstream derivative business
English term or phrase: downstream derivative business
part of huge chemical company's activity
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3Geschäft mit Erdölderivaten
Michael Pauls


  

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Geschäft mit Erdölderivaten


Explanation:
Downstream bezeichnet alle Tätigkeitsbereiche im Mineralölgeschäft im Anschluss an die Ölförderung (Upstream): also Transport, Verarbeitung, Vertrieb, Forschung und Entwicklung.

Deshalb ist "downstream" hier m.E. überflüssig, da Derivate immer irgendwie verarbeitetes Rohöl sind.
Vielleicht ist "Downstream" hier als übergeordnete Kategorie gemeint?
Aus dem Kontext heraus lässt sich diese Frage vielleicht beantworten.
Denn "Downstream-Geschäft mit Erdölderivaten" hört sich wirklich blöd an.

Michael Pauls
Germany
Local time: 15:36
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Walter Guenther: Geschäft mit Folgeprodukten basierend auf (Ausgangsprodukt/-stoff); es muss sich nicht um Erdöl handeln, sondern kann alle möglichen chemischen Stoffe betreffen, z.B. Acetyl, oder Säuren und deren Ester, etc.
2 hrs
  -> Vielen Dank. Habe wohl geträumt, dass es sich um eine Ölraffinerie handelt.
neutral  InaHohmann: 'downstream' is also used to describe dealings between a parent and a subsidiary company, eg downstream loans etc.
2 hrs
  -> Yes, thanks. In my answer to Walter I already said that for some reason I thought that this was about an oil refinery. That got me on the wrong track. Maybe I'd better hide this answer.
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