Test 8 – Part 6 – 144

Questions 144-146 refer to the following news announcement.

THE EDINBURGH PLEXIGLAS CORPORATION, which has been operating a successful plastics (144) _____ plant in Edinburgh has transferred its manufacturing facility to an industrial park just outside of Tampico, of Tampico, Mexico.

The company (145) _____ “global competition” as among its reasons for reducing operating costs.

The ideally situated plant in Edinbuergh is now being used as an administrative headquarters (146) _____ a research and development facility. The company is considering a joint venture with a German manufacturer in developing and fabricating new products at the Edinburgh plant.