1.   But shifting production out of Britain will be one more blow to a broader decline in a culture of manufacturing.

2.   On Tuesday, IP announced plans to close its Erie, Pa. pulp and paper mill, shifting production to its Hamilton, Ohio facility.

3.   To combat the strong yen, more companies are shifting production overseas, another reason for weak exports, Egawa added.

4.   Workers here are angry in part because they accommodated the shifting production demands that, they were assured, would keep the plant running and help Firestone stay competitive.

5.   Manufacturers are shifting production away from this former British colony to the mainland, leaving thousands of factory workers jobless.

6.   Gyohten stressed that shifting production offshore and falling prices in Japan were signs that the economy was adapting to the strong yen.

7.   Top Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. is studying shifting production and development of two-tonne pick-up trucks to affiliate Hino Motors Ltd., a Toyota official said Monday.