1.   A raft of foreign-owned firms have built new factories.

2.   But the Commission is at work on a draft directive that would require up-to-date pollution controls in new factories.

3.   Environmentalists fear that the new factories will lead to severe pollution problems.

4.   Foreign manufacturers could only benefit by starting new factories in Britain, again creating jobs.

5.   New factories that can make billions of pounds of polyester are opening or planned.

6.   Political rather than economic considerations influenced the location of the new factory.

7.   Private placements can cover the costs of everything from paying off old debt to paying for a new factory.

8.   The company has just opened a new factory in Swindon.

9.   The new factory has given a massive boost to the local economy.