Plastic Bottles Buoyant
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DuPont expects the sales of clear, tough plastic bottles, known as PET bottles, to continue booming. Though expensive, the bottles are lighter and safer. The recycling of the bottles into polyester-fiber fillings should bring the cost down.
Publication Name: Economist
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1984
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Put Your Trust in American Banks
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Japanese financial regulation may be breached. Japanese stockbrokers and American banks are forming joint ventures to force a lowering of the barriers. A key factor is the Japanese pension fund business.
Publication Name: Economist
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1984
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For Sale - Banks, Beds and Bottles
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Spanish wines-to-motels conglomerate, Rumasa, is now legally nationalized. It will be sold back to the private sector. Some parts of the conglomerate are very attractive purchases.
Publication Name: Economist
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1983
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