Li Fei, analyst for Dagong Global Credit Rating Company and author of the bond rating report, told FORBES that optical fiber preform is the upstream product of the optical fiber industry and requires high technical content in its manufacturing techniques.

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This seems to be further evidence that Google does not just view Kansas City as a sandbox to experiment on the rollout of its 1 gigabit, fiber-to-the-home product, but a potential new area of business.

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Meanwhile, Nissan is moving its Leaf to a main, integrated production line, Toyota sold 12, 750 units of it plug-in Prius in the first full year, and BMW is apparently moving a fantastic product (while investing in a carbon-fiber factory in Washington State).

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As a result, the product was never commercialized, and plants cultivated for food and fiber throughout the nation remain vulnerable to frost damage.

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Cellulose fuel production would require a consistant base product so it would become necessary to secure massive amounts of plant fiber to ensure uninterrupted production.

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