1 percentage points from the same quarter last year, which is a result of the lower sales of higher margin Biochemicals, increases in raw material costs in excess of recently introduced price increases, and lower margins on the aziridine products.
10. Bottled water has a better safety record than tap water. If you doubt this, Google âpublic water contaminationâ and âbottled water recalls,â and compare the hits. Public water problems outscore BW problems by orders of magnitude, and have caused more than a few fatalities. This is not an abstract issue for me.
And that's why there's no shortage of companies that want to get into the business. In terms of price versus production cost, bottled water puts Big Oil to shame. 2) No healthier than tap water. In theory, bottled water in the United States falls under the regulatory authority of the Food and Drug Administration.