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      <p align="justify">Ability to combine technical, economic and market expertise with in-depth industry understanding to provide analysis in support of management decision making.</p> 
      <p align="justify">The expertise is based on extensive industry experience requiring a knowledge of product development, materials and manufacturing technologies, industry structure including associated value chain structure, manufacturing economics and contact with key industry decision makers.</p> 
      <p align="justify">These capabilities are helpful at the interface between early commercial development and research and development such as new product introductions.</p> 
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