Silicon, the major raw material used in the manufacture of solar panels, requires an energy-intensive process to turn it into solar-grade silicon.

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He said that 300 tonnes of hardcore material were being laid on major in-routes and car parks in preparation for Sunday.

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It will include material in a variety of major European languages, and will focus on books that are not yet freely available in digital form online.

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Anchor customers often are significant value chain participants, such as large material suppliers, or original equipment manufacturers with a major position in a particular market.

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He leads a committee of supply-chain executives, currently focused on 18 "high-impact" opportunities to improve efficiency in making major products, including respiratory face masks, stethoscopes and reflective material for highway signs.

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And foreign-based companies, as well, that trade in the U.S. have to file with the SEC basic information and major material developments.

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"These results reflect the major issues that Thomas Cook faced last year, but they mask the material improvement that we made in the fourth quarter, " said Harriet Green, who took over as chief executive in the summer.

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