First mover advantage

Trade Relation between US and China can affect Atlas Copco A growth plans - This can lead to full scale trade war which can hamper the potential of Atlas Copco A to expand operations in China.
- Growing technological expertise of local players in the export market - One of the biggest threat of tie-up with the local players in the export market for Atlas Copco A is threat of losing IPR. The intellectual property rights framework is not very strong in emerging markets especially in China.
- Changing political environment with US and China trade war, Brexit impacting European Union, and overall instability in the middle east can impact Atlas Copco A business both in local market and in international market