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and activities, consumption levels, costs, the ability to maintain and
manage key customer relationships and supply chain sources, currency
values, interest rates, the ability to integrate acquisitions and complete
planned divestitures, the ability to complete planned restructuring
activities, physical risks, environmental risks, the ability to manage
regulatory, tax and legal matters and resolve pending matters within
current estimates, legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments,
political, economic and social conditions in the geographic markets where
the Group operates and new or changed priorities of the Boards. Further
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