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The UK's only remaining plant making virgin steel has been taken into public ownership after years of uncertainty over its future.
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Lululemon backs nylon recycling startup Syntetica in $30M Series A
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Applied Computing wants to give oil and gas operators an AI model for the entire plant
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Brewdog co-founder James Watt launches bid to buy back beer firm
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