Ces dernières entreprises, parmi lesquelles figurent, outre BASF et DyStar, le groupe britannique Yorkshire et les entreprises suisses Ciba et Clariant, se voient ainsi soumises à une pression concurrentielle croissante des producteurs d'Asie de l'Est.
These companies, which include the Yorkshire Group in the United Kingdom and the Swiss firms Ciba and Clariant, as well as BASF and DyStar, are facing mounting competitive pressure from manufacturers in the Far East, and this trend is likely to continue in the next few years.