Competitive environment of the regional market for carboxymethyl cellulose in the Rostov region

In the modern conditions of the development of industrial markets, the issues of the competition become especially urgent. The competition intensifies the activities of firms, leads to the improved product quality, lower prices and costs, and finally, stimulates the introduction of new technologies. However, without the state interference, the competition can also cause negative trends, such as the creation of cartels, the conduct of unscrupulous methods of struggle and this all negatively influences the development of the industrial market. The author’s study of the competitive environment of the carboxymethylcellulose market in the Rostov region, in particular, is directed on the monitoring of the condition and the intensity of the competition and the assessment of the prospects for its development. Using the results of the study it is planned to develop measures to increase the intensity of the competition in the market of CMC in the Rostov region. The authors analyzed the competitive environment of the CMC market on the basis of the methodology of institutional economic theory...