Since the Industrial Revolution, new business tools have promised to transform the way we do business.

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Al-Tunisi's group is also planning the water, power, logistics and safety backups for an industrial park adjacent to the plant, where manufacturers will be lured in to transform raw plastics into the likes of PVC pipe, injection-molded automotive parts, packaging and carpets.

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Very few of Africa's economies have been able to transform themselves from colonial-era mineral extraction and agriculture to a more diversified industrial base.

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