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Our business involves significant safety risks. Our business is affected by the supply and demand of commodities, and adverse price movements can depress our results of operations. We handle potentially hazardous materials and environmental risks related to those materials can increase the cost of operating our business or subject us to significant costs and liabilities. We face increasing competition and pricing pressure from other companies in our industries, and if we are unable to compete effectively with these companies, our sales and profitability could be adversely affected. Our business can be adversely affected by seasonality and weather conditions. We are required to carry significant amounts of inventory across all of our businesses. Our investments in joint ventures are subject to risks beyond our control. Our future operating results may not meet expectations. Our pension and postretirement benefit plans are subject to changes in assumptions which could have a significant impact on the necessary cash flows needed to fund these plans and introduce volatility into the annual expense for these plans.

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