That makes the foreign assemblers dependent upon their joint venture partners for further expansion.

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The offsetting of refinery shutdowns in the Northeast by, for instance, the expansion of Motiva Enterprises a joint venture between Shell (RDS.A) and Saudi Refining of its Port Arthur, Texas refinery to 600, 000 barrels a day, may also help prevent supply-constraint driven gasoline prices spikes.

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Steamship Company chairman Andrew May said the expansion plans could be seen as part of a "joint response" by the company, islanders and businesses in Cornwall which was "giving optimism for the future".

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Polygon recently announced a joint venture with Dubai Metals and Commodities Centre to support its expansion in Asia and the Middle East, along with parts of Africa.

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The Reagan expansion averaged 5.3% through the same 15 quarters, according to the Joint Economic Committee.

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He plans to form joint ventures in Singapore to raise money on the stock exchange there for further expansion.

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Debswana Diamond Company, a joint venture between the government of Botswana and De Beers, recently launched the Cut-8 expansion project at Jwaneng mine, the largest ever investment in Botswana.

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