Amazon says they're going to be into anything and everything. I think it is. From my vantagepoint, if you're not thinking about this already, you better start now. This industry is behind the curve. They are at risk, but so too are producers because economic power will move away from them to the consumer.
Vertical portals connect the buyers and sellers.
Some estimate these middlemen will control a quarter of the world's transactions between businesses by 2002. Altra is already handling 40 percent of the industry's natural gas liquids. The Network Economy is changing all the rules. Some are not sure how it will benefit them. Let me tell you about some opportunities I see.