The West is freaking out that China is making too much stuff, and it looks like China might be starting to agree

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Employees working on a production line.
A factory for lithium-battery products in Yichang, Hubei province, China.

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A factory in Japan is ramping up measures to avoid animals sneaking in after a cat fell in a toxic vat and went on the loose

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A stock image of a ginger cat.
A stock image of a ginger cat.

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Homes made in factories were supposed to save us from the housing crisis, but the companies that make them are failing

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A crane taking four 15-foot-wide by 60-foot-long modular home segments and stacking them on one on top of the other to make a new duplex in Aurora, Colorado.
A crane taking four 15-foot-wide by 60-foot-long modular home segments and stacking them one on top of the other to make a new duplex in Aurora, Colorado.

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Tesla rejected a major union's claims of health and safety issues at its Berlin gigafactory — weeks after an official said he feared someone could die

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk stands next to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, both wearing suits and smiling, during the official opening of the new Tesla electric car manufacturing plant on March 22, 2022
Elon Musk and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz opened the Berlin Gigafactory last year.

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Inside the US Factory making Ukraine's most important ammo

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How Borsalino makes 70,000 fedoras with machines from the 1800s

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  • In Alessandria, Italy, craftsmen spend seven weeks making one Borsalino hat.
  • Borsalino has used the same methods since 1857.
  • It takes at least 50 steps to turn raw rabbit fur into a fedora.

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How one company in Pakistan recycles over a million pairs of jeans every year

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  • We make over 1 billion pairs of jeans every year, and nearly all of them end up in landfills. 
  • One company in Pakistan is recycling old denim into new pants using laser technology and recycled dye.
  • The country is the No.

Explosion at Ohio metal factory 70 miles from East Palestine injures at least 14 people, showering surrounding area with molten debris

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Firefighters Ohio metal plant
Firefighters begin to pack up gear at the I. Schumann & Co. metals plant after an explosion at the factory in Bedford, Ohio, U.S., February 20, 2023. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk

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