Complex sentence: As Hoechst, Cassella and Kalle were connected by mutual equity shares and were located close to each other in the Frankfurt area, this allowed them to cooperate more successfully than the "Dreibund", although they also did not rationalize or consolidate their production facilities.
Split into simpler sentences: As Hoechst, Cassella and Kalle were connected by mutual equity shares and were located close to each other in the Frankfurt area. This allowed them to cooperate more successfully than the "Dreibund", although they also did not rationalize or consolidate their production facilities.