3. Economic Aspects
For such plants, the economic aspects are divided into three categories, which relate, respectively, to:
the necessary personnel;
manufacturing costs;
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capital expenditures;
which helps identify the factors contributing to the competitiveness of these large integrated plants.
3.1 Workforce
This is one area in which large integrated plants have made significant progress in recent years. In Europe, prior to 2000, these plants had a reputation for requiring a large workforce, especially compared to that of mini-plants. This is based on two key factors and how they have evolved.
First, as noted above, these plants tended to incorporate numerous ancillary activities, particularly for:
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