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B&Q expanded into China during 1999, building up a chain of nearly 40 shops, but opted to sell a 70% controlling stake of operations in China to Wumart in 2015, due to poor sales. [47] B&Q's parent company had previously sold its 50% stake in B&Q Taiwan in 2007 in order to focus on what was then a rapidly growing business in China. [10]
[5] Lowe's is the second-largest hardware chain in the United States (previously the largest in the U.S. until surpassed by Home Depot in 1989) behind rival the Home Depot and ahead of Menards. [6] It is also the second-largest hardware chain in the world, also behind the Home Depot, but ahead of European retailers Leroy Merlin, B&Q, and OBI. [7]
Also available are modern shower heads that help reduce wasting water: Old shower heads are said to use 5-10 gallons per minute, while new fixtures available use 2.5 gallons per minute and offer equal water coverage. [23] Another method is to recycle the water of the shower directly, by means a semi-closed system which features a pump and filter.
As of January 1, 2021, Texas has proved recoverable petroleum reserves of about 15.6 billion barrels (2.48 × 10 9 m 3) of crude oil (44% of the known U.S. reserves) and 9.5 billion barrels (1.51 × 10 9 m 3) of natural gas liquids. [275] [276] The state's refineries can process 5.95 million barrels (946,000 m 3) of oil a day.
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The large size of the state results in climates ... [206] 7.3% Black or African American, [207] 3.2% Native ... 2% Hindu and 2% Buddhist. [251] This is a change from ...
Arizona is considered as relatively vulnerable to climate change, which can make six of Arizona`s 15 counties uninhabitable for humans by the years 2040–2060. This was the cautionary warning made by a December 2020 study released by ProPublica and Rhodium Group.