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  2. Fiberglass - Wikipedia

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    The material must conform to the mold, and air must not be trapped between the fiberglass and the mold. Additional resin is applied and possibly additional sheets of fiberglass. Hand pressure, vacuum or rollers are used to be sure the resin saturates and fully wets all layers, and that any air pockets are removed.

  3. Glossary of economics - Wikipedia

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    Also called resource cost advantage. The ability of a party (whether an individual, firm, or country) to produce a greater quantity of a good, product, or service than competitors using the same amount of resources. absorption The total demand for all final marketed goods and services by all economic agents resident in an economy, regardless of the origin of the goods and services themselves ...

  4. Fibre-reinforced plastic tanks and vessels - Wikipedia

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    Due to the corrosion resistant nature of FRP, the tank can be made entirely from the composite, or a second liner can be used. In either case, the inner liner is made using different material properties than the structural portion (Hence the name dual (meaning two) and laminate (a word commonly used for a layer of a composite material))

  5. Primary sector of the economy - Wikipedia

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    The primary sector of the economy includes any industry involved in the extraction and production of raw materials, such as farming, logging, fishing, forestry and mining. [1] [2] [3] The primary sector tends to make up a larger portion of the economy in developing countries than it does in developed countries.

  6. Secondary sector of the economy - Wikipedia

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    Countries that primarily produce agricultural and other raw materials (i.e., primary sector) tend to grow slowly and remain either under-developed or developing economies. The value added through the transformation of raw materials into finished goods reliably generates greater profitability, which underlies the faster growth of developed ...

  7. Production (economics) - Wikipedia

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    The area of economics that focuses on production is called production theory, and it is closely related to the consumption (or consumer) theory of economics. [ 2 ] The production process and output directly result from productively utilising the original inputs (or factors of production ). [ 3 ]

  8. Goods - Wikipedia

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    Economics focuses on the study of economic goods, i.e. goods that are scarce; in other words, producing the good requires expending effort or resources. Economic goods contrast with free goods such as air, for which there is an unlimited supply.

  9. Tertiary sector of the economy - Wikipedia

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    The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the secondary sector (manufacturing). The tertiary sector consists of the provision of services instead of end ...