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Australia is Closing the Loop on Fashion Manufacturing

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BlockTexx came about because there is actually a real movement … to think about our overconsumption and our overproduction and effectively close the loop on the way we manufacture,” said Graham Ross, Co-founder, BlockTexx. Through a separation process, BlockTexx creates two raw materials: rPET pellets and cellulose powder.

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DIY Car and Train Booking App Could Ease Transportation Inflation 

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Hertz, one of the leading rental car companies, sold nearly half of its stock to repay creditors, and is having a tough time meeting the sudden spike in demand as a computer chip shortage is slowing down the manufacturing of new cars. billion deal with Tesla to purchase 200,000 electric cars from the manufacturer by the end of 2022. .

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Carpocalypse: How to Prepare for Rental Car and Rideshare Price Surge

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Chip manufacturers largely switched from making auto chips to making the kind that were in demand mid-pandemic, like those that power laptops, cell phones, home appliances and gaming systems. However, rental car companies can’t revive their inventory fast enough to meet demand due to those microchip shortages you’ve been hearing about.

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Event Case Study: Walmart Experience at CES 2024

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Leo partnered with a park manufacturing company that has created rides for malls and amusement parks, small and large; it uses the same technology used as Disneyworld and EPCOT. All the talk about drone delivery—Walmart has completed about 20,000 across seven U.S. The 4D aspect came into play throughout the entire experience.

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Michelin-starred Dining in…Orlando?

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The vaunted guidebooks, published since the early 1900s when French industrialist Andre Michelin and his brother Edouard wanted to stimulate road tripping—and thus the tires they manufactured—have driven chefs to both agony and ecstasy.

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New Orleans’ Mardi Gras Hits Record-level Clean Up

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The program is a partnership among 25 organizations, including New Orleans & Company, the city of New Orleans, Grounds Krewe and Can Manufacturers Institute. Now in its second year, New Orleans’ recycling initiative, Recycle Dat , turned in numbers that can definitely be deemed a successful landfill diversion.

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CES 2021: What Does It Mean For The Events Industry?

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” “A lot of these manufacturers have had products that are they’re ready to release in the pipeline for a while. “A lot of manufacturers of computers were pushing out tons of new laptops, laptop updates, especially focused on business. So Samsung did their own Galaxy 21 event. ” The Highlights Of CES 2021.