Phenol polymers are produced at an annual rate of 2.2 million metric tons per year in the United States for many industrial and commercial applications including durable plastics.

美国每年生产大约220万公吨的苯酚高分子材料，用于工业和商业领域，包括生产耐用塑料。

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Last year also saw a surge in durable goods, but they were also backed by subsidies.

去年耐用消费品需求激增，但也是靠补贴支撑的。

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Over all, orders for durable goods were down 25 percent from a year earlier.

从总体看，耐用品的订单比一年前减少了25%。

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There has been significant worry that the threat of a big dose of tax increases and spending cuts at the start of the new year would lead companies to hold back, but the durable goods figure was up 0.7% in November, slightly better than expected.

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Other projects being funded this year include an effort to develop a smaller, less costly and more durable fuel cell power system that will enable commercialization of U.S. fuel cell buses, and an effort to develop and demonstrate a lightweight highly efficient bus that incorporates an improved hybrid-electric drive and enhanced bus design.

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