Back تكامل أفقي Arabic Üfüqi inteqrasiya Azerbaijani Horizontale Integration German Integración horizontal Spanish Horisontaalne integratsioon Estonian Integrazio horizontal Basque ادغام افقی Persian Intégration horizontale French אינטגרציה אופקית HE Integrasi horizontal ID

Horizontal integration

A diagram illustrating horizontal integration and contrasting it with vertical integration
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Horizontal integration is the process of a company increasing production of goods or services at the same level of the value chain, in the same industry. A company may do this via internal expansion or through mergers and acquisitions.[1][2][3]

The process can lead to monopoly if a company captures the vast majority of the market for that product or service.[3] Benefits of horizontal integration include: increasing economies of scale, expanding an existing market, and improving product differentiation.

Horizontal integration contrasts with vertical integration, where companies integrate multiple stages of production of a small number of production units.

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