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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 06 > As oil goes ...

As oil goes ...

Paint, cosmetics, preservatives, tires, CDs, mattresses: They all have something in common. Each is manufactured with petroleum derivatives

By Bob Albrecht / The Bulletin
July 6, 2008

Consumers who already pay more than $4 a gallon for gasoline also are discovering that record oil prices are even affecting the price of a can of paint, a couch or a mattress — and it has almost nothing to do with the cost of shipping.

Rubbers, plastics, foams and a host of other....

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