According to the Boston Consulting Group, if you want to sell refrigerators or cars in western Europe, it can be cheaper to make them in Poland than in China.

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Trevisani doubts the rumors that either Home Depot or Lowe's might bid for the company, but she's focusing on Kingfisher's ability to grow in emerging markets such as China, Russia and Poland.

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Countries whose mines are not mechanized, such as India, Poland and especially China--which mines about a billion tons of coal a year--need infrastructure to support high-tech machines.

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