81.   Buying existing companies and mergers make more sense than building new plants, Diverio said.

82.   By building the plant outside of Japan, Hitachi also advances its efforts to minimize exposure to changes in the value of the yen against the dollar.

83.   Car sales have grown at such a phenomenal rate that international manufacturers are racing to build plants.

84.   Car makers like BMW, Volkswagen and Daimler-Benz have built plants in the United States, Asia and Eastern Europe.

85.   Cartwright dismissed the threats of leaving as posturing and has pledged to continue to build plants here.

86.   Castrillo said Detroit-based Chrysler was building the plant to gain a foothold in the fast-growing Philippine auto market.

87.   Chicago-based Amoco will build the plant with Egyptian General Petroleum Corp., using reserves from the gas-rich Nile Delta.

88.   Chou said the company already has all the necessary government permits to build the plant.

89.   Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc. said it will build new plants, buy trucks and upgrade computers in the next five years to strengthen its grip on the market.

90.   Coke made its mark internationally by building bottling plants to careful specifications, then selling them to parties in which it has a large stake.