China's monopoly on 17 key elements sets stage for supply crisis

China's monopoly on the global supply of elements critical for production of computer hard disc drives, hybrid-electric cars, military weapons, and other key products - and its increasingly strict limits on exports - is setting the stage for a crisis in the United States. That's the topic of the cover story of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), ACS' weekly newsmagazine.

Officials say axle plant is good to grow

MARYSVILLE -- Behind a grassy berm and expansive parking lot at Busha Highway and Davis Road, some of ZF Marysville LLC's first axles are rolling off the assembly line.

Maruti Suzuki looks at making cars for others

Nissan, Japan's fourth-largest car manufacturer, sells MSIL's A-Star as Pixo, an entry-level car, in Europe.