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Extensive environmental, health and safety laws and regulations impact our operations and assets, and compliance with these regulations could adversely affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Because our operations are conducted worldwide, they are inherently affected by risk. We engage in acquisitions and joint ventures, and may encounter unexpected difficulties identifying, pricing or integrating those businesses. Our results of operations may be adversely affected by the results of operations of SunBelt. Natural gas, electricity, fuel and raw material costs, and other external factors beyond our control, as well as downturns in the home repair and remodeling and new home sectors of the economy, can cause wide fluctuations in our margins. We face competition from other polymer and chemical companies, which could adversely affect our sales, results of operations or cash flows. A major failure of our information systems could harm our business. Our business depends upon good relations with our employees. Adverse credit market conditions may significantly affect our access to capital, cost of capital and ability to meet liquidity needs. The current global financial crisis may have significant effects on our customers and suppliers that would result in material adverse effects on our business and operating results.

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