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FUSION VERTICALE [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-06-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Economics
- Amalgamation and Partnerships (Finance)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vertical merger
1, record 1, English, vertical%20merger
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mergers of companies with their suppliers or their marketing outlets. 2, record 1, English, - vertical%20merger
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Économie de l'entreprise
- Fusion, absorption et coparticipation (Finances)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fusion verticale
1, record 1, French, fusion%20verticale
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Foundry Practice
- Furnaces and Ovens (Metallurgy)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cupola
1, record 2, English, cupola
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A shaft furnace used for melting metals, as distinct from a blast furnace in which ore is smelted. Metal, coke and flux are charged from the top of the furnace on to a bed of hot coke through which air is blown. 1, record 2, English, - cupola
Record 2, Key term(s)
- stack melting furnace
- shaft melting furnace
- cupola furnace
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fonderie
- Fours (Métallurgie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cubilot
1, record 2, French, cubilot
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Four à cuve verticale cylindrique utilisé pour la fusion de la fonte. 2, record 2, French, - cubilot
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-01-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Amalgamation and Partnerships (Finance)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- vertical short-form amalgamation
1, record 3, English, vertical%20short%2Dform%20amalgamation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, Key term(s)
- short-form vertical amalgamation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Fusion, absorption et coparticipation (Finances)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fusion verticale simplifiée
1, record 3, French, fusion%20verticale%20simplifi%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Modalités de fusion en vertu desquelles une banque peut, sans se conformer aux articles 224 à 226, fusionner avec une ou plusieurs personnes morales constituées sous le régime d’une loi fédérale, si ces personnes morales sont des filiales en propriété exclusive de la banque et que les conditions suivantes sont réunies: a) leur conseil d’administration respectif approuve la fusion par voie de résolution; b) ces résolutions prévoient à la fois que les actions de filiales fusionnantes seront annulées sans remboursement de capital, que les lettres patentes de fusion seront identiques à l’acte constitutif et aux règlements administratifs de la banque fusionnante qui est la société mère et que la banque issue de la fusion n’émettra aucune valeur mobilière à cette occasion. 1, record 3, French, - fusion%20verticale%20simplifi%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-05-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Casting and Patternmaking (Metal Processing)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- continuous casting
1, record 4, English, continuous%20casting
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- concast 2, record 4, English, concast
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- continuous tapping 3, record 4, English, continuous%20tapping
- strand casting 4, record 4, English, strand%20casting
see observation
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A casting technique in which a cast shape is continuously withdrawn through the bottom of the mold as it solidifies, so that its length is not determined by mold dimensions, Used chiefly to produce semifinished mill products such as billets, blooms, ingots, slabs and tubes. 5, record 4, English, - continuous%20casting
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A further method of classification for plain carbon steels recognizes steel produced by teeming into ingots and then rolling into blooms, slabs or billets, as opposed to strand-cast steels (also termed continuous cast) wherein the molten steel is cast directly into blooms, slabs or billets. 6, record 4, English, - continuous%20casting
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Moulage et modelage des métaux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- coulée continue
1, record 4, French, coul%C3%A9e%20continue
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- coulée en continu 2, record 4, French, coul%C3%A9e%20en%20continu
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La coulée continue, qui permet d’obtenir directement un produit semi-fini tel que barre, tube, bande, présente pour certains alliages un grand intérêt économique et technique. Ses applications se sont développées successivement pour les métaux et alliages à bas point de fusion, à base d’étain ou de plomb, puis pour les alliages légers d’aluminium, d’aluminium-magnésium, les cupro-alliages(laiton, bronze, etc.), et enfin pour certaines nuances d’aciers ordinaires et spéciaux. Les divers procédés peuvent être groupés en trois classes principales. Procédés de coulée avec bande ou chaîne sans fin. [...] Procédés de coulée horizontale. [...] Procédés de coulée verticale. 3, record 4, French, - coul%C3%A9e%20continue
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1997-02-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
- Amalgamation and Partnerships (Finance)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- up stream merger
1, record 5, English, up%20stream%20merger
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- upstream merger 2, record 5, English, upstream%20merger
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A merger of a subsidiary into its parent. 1, record 5, English, - up%20stream%20merger
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
- Fusion, absorption et coparticipation (Finances)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- fusion verticale en amont
1, record 5, French, fusion%20verticale%20en%20amont
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La fusion] est l’une des manières de réaliser une concentration. 2, record 5, French, - fusion%20verticale%20en%20amont
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La concentration verticale, réunissant des entreprises qui sont à des stades différents de la production d’un produit; cette concentration peut se faire en amont ou en aval. 2, record 5, French, - fusion%20verticale%20en%20amont
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Suivant la position de l’entreprise, on distingue la concentration verticale amont de la concentration verticale aval. 3, record 5, French, - fusion%20verticale%20en%20amont
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1996-10-01
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Economics
- Amalgamation and Partnerships (Finance)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- forward merger
1, record 6, English, forward%20merger
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- upward merger 2, record 6, English, upward%20merger
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Upward mergers (or acquisitions) provide an alternative exit route for venture investments. ... This option is particularly important for liquidating investments in companies that have succeeded but have not achieved the high growth targets originally envisaged. 2, record 6, English, - forward%20merger
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to the Bureau of Competition Policy, Consumer and Corporate Affairs, the term "forward merger" is a synonym of "upward merger". 1, record 6, English, - forward%20merger
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
forward integration: A merger or takeover by a business enterprise of another business enterprise that takes the acquiring firm one step further up the ladder in the production-distribution process. 3, record 6, English, - forward%20merger
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Économie de l'entreprise
- Fusion, absorption et coparticipation (Finances)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- fusion verticale en aval
1, record 6, French, fusion%20verticale%20en%20aval
proposal, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- fusion ascendante 1, record 6, French, fusion%20ascendante
proposal, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par analogie à «concentration verticale en aval» (DENEC, 1976, p. 57) et à «intégration ascendante» (PHECO, 1977, p. 145). 1, record 6, French, - fusion%20verticale%20en%20aval
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1985-12-10
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Field Artillery
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- pillaring
1, record 7, English, pillaring
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Smoke produced from WP (white phosphorus) smoke shells tends to rise vertically. This, known as "pillaring", is caused by updraughts produced by the head of the burning phosphorus. It is more pronounced when the winds are calm. 1, record 7, English, - pillaring
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Artillerie de campagne
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- formation de colonne
1, record 7, French, formation%20de%20colonne
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La fumée produite par les obus fumigènes au phosphore blanc tend à s’élever à la verticale. Ce phénomène est causé par les vents ascendants produits par la chaleur du phosphore en fusion. Ce phénomène est plus prononcé lorsqu'il y a peu de vent. 1, record 7, French, - formation%20de%20colonne
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie de l’Artillerie royale canadienne et par le Sous-comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l’armée. 2, record 7, French, - formation%20de%20colonne
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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