REDWOOD MATERIALS CUTS 10% STAFF FOR ENERGY STORAGE PIVOT
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Redwood Materials is laying off 10% of its workforce as part of a restructuring effort to focus on its growing energy storage business. The battery materials company is reallocating resources to capitalize on demand in the sector.
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