Davies noted that Washington has shown little to no support for environmentally friendly innovations in the plastics industry.

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Fenelon knew, having run a company that supplied plastics to automakers, just how insular and risk-averse that industry is.

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Given the importance of all kinds of chemicals to industry around the world and the ease with which virtually any fertilizer, pharmaceutical or plastics manufacturing plant can be used, when required, to make a batch of weapons agent, no ban on production can solve or even substantially mitigate the chemical weapons problem.

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The study found several occupational sectors in which there appeared to be an elevated breast cancer risk, including manufacture of plastics for use in the automobile industry, farming and metalworking.

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