So might be distributors, painters and any other links in the chain between the production of paint and its deterioration into dust and flakes.

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Although they are less precise than statistics on bad debts and falling production, such stories paint a grim picture.

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Sadly, these and other simplified metrics are not focused on lifetime costs versus lifetime returns, and so they paint an inaccurate and short-term portrait of plant production.

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The paint shop will occupy a new building at the plant, so vehicle production schedules will not be affected.

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