81.   In the last few weeks, it has announced plans to close plants in Texas, New Zealand, and Mexico.

82.   Indeed, the capacity to generate electricity in New England has been shrinking because several nuclear plants are being closed.

83.   International Paper and Georgia-Pacific, the two largest forest products companies, have idled mills and closed plants.

84.   It also divested its construction-materials subsidiary and closed several plants.

85.   It announced last Thursday that it would close the plant next July.

86.   It has pared costs by bringing its units under one management, as well as closing a plant in Milwaukee and transferring operations to Indiana.

87.   It blamed the increase on higher-than-expected costs to close plants in the U.K. and Italy.

88.   It closed plants last year in Red Boiling Springs and Celina, Tennessee, and will close another in Columbia, Kentucky, in March.

89.   It has cut costs by closing old plants and selling a number of operations deemed to be underperformers.

90.   It will put new pressure on existing carmakers like GM and Ford to slash costs and close inefficient plants.