In fact, they were desperately looking for ways to cut production costs, not increase them.

事实上，他们当时正在竭尽全力寻找缩减制片成本的方法，而不是要增加成本。

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But the company was found to have substituted palm oil with the Di-phthalate, or DEHP, to cut production costs.

但是调查发现该公司用棕榈油代替邻苯二甲酸二酯（DEHP），来降低成本。

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They raised prices and cut production, instead of cutting costs.

他们提高了价格，减少了产量，而没有削减成本。

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While the company has taken some steps to cut production capacity and reduce costs, further restructuring is needed to restore profits.

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