That basic idea of looking at the waste products as the source of raw materials is the what on earth.

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Despite that being the global centre of excellence in terms of a workforce with the right knowledge, despite there being an entirely useful source of raw materials locally.

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At the same time, many companies in Asia source a sizable percentage of raw materials from their own country, so they are paying relatively less for inputs -- yet they sell in U.S. dollars.

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The earth is full of inorganic raw materials to create mechanical devices and their energy source, historically fossil fuels, was in abundance.

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McNamara feels the network will serve as a platform for the exchange of open-source components, a way to "process" those raw materials into something that is useful and available to the entire community.

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Raw materials that are plentiful in Africa have been a crucial source of China's own spectacular growth while China is playing a key role in Africa's own economic development, particularly in infrastructure projects.

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The move could herald a creeping euro-isation of parts of the UK economy, and threatens UK jobs as British suppliers could be forced to source raw materials and components from the eurozone, where they are cheaper.

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