upstream business

[albo_tak]

W zdaniu:
"The exchange allows both companies to consolodate their portfolios in their
respective areas and focus their activities where they already have material
upstream business."

Jak to przetłumaczyć?

Pozdrawiam,

albo_

[perk]

I think you are dealing with the oil and gas business.
They allude to the two stages: the upstream and
downstream business. The upstream part is about
exploration and exploitation, the downstream –
processing, transportation, storage and trading.
In general, the upstream business means manufacturing,
the downstream end means marketing and sales.

[albo_tak]

Oil and gas it is, you're absolutely right.
Thank's a lot!

By the way. It's a suggestive kind of metaphor, isn't
it. "Upstream", "downstream"... I wonder where it comes from. And if Polish
business language ever acquires that kind of poetic quality.

Regards,

albo_

[perk]

I don't know who was the first to come up with the
terminology.
If you like, click on the link below; it's a lexicon that
you might find useful.

www.fourthwavegroup.com/fwg/lexicon/1164_aw.htm

Have a ball.