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Tencent's Top Shareholder Needs More Companies Like Tencent

18Sep

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Money

Tencent's Top Shareholder Needs More Companies Like Tencent

Prosus and Naspers, which made a wildly successful early bet on the Chinese tech giant, unexpectedly replaced their CEO.

It’s Hard to Recycle, and It’s Everywhere. What If Scientists Could Fix Polyester?

12Sep

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World

It’s Hard to Recycle, and It’s Everywhere. What If Scientists Could Fix Polyester?

Sept. 12, 2023 10:22 am ETPolyester is the refined sugar of our wardrobes: It’s cheap, has an iffy reputation and is in almost everything, from stretchy leggings to $4,000 jackets. An estimated 34 million tons of it went into apparel in 2021, according to Textile Exchange, a nonprofit focused on climate change and the fashion and textile industries. That makes it the most-used material in clothing.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8