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... comprises of six different business. * OffHighway- supplies a range of components and systems to industries i.e. agriculture, forestry, construction and mining. * Emitec- designs and manufactures metal substrates, which support the catalyst in catalytic converters used in automotive exhaust systems. * Aerospace- designs and manufacture metal alloy structures and special products such as canopy systems, aircraft transparencies and de-icing system. 2.0 External Environment This section will involve the analysis of GKN's external environment. It is important to examine this, as the environment can have a direct impact on GKN's business whether this is negative or positive influence. The analysis will investigate Pestel-c and Porter's Five Forces Framework (industry analysis). 2.1 PESTEL-C This is usually referred to the pest analysis. There are five broad categories. These are: * Political * Economic * Social * Technological Ecological (natural), legal and cultural will also be considered. Political This factor plays an important part to GKN business, as they trade in various ...