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Automakers and their suppliers should work together to strengthen their place in the market, a new study says.

Here we look at what's been happening with steel — from production and prices to shipments and inventories — so far in 2008, through last month, and how it compares with this time last year.

...Commodities Surge, Oil Giants Producing Less, British Economy Stalls and South African Output Falls.

...High-Tech Toilets, Food with Lasers and MORE.

The corporate mindset around environmental initiatives is changing, and the need to invest in innovative products and new technologies is growing, a new report has revealed.

U.S.-based manufacturers will account for 16.9 percent of global value-added factory output for the whole of 2008, with China close behind with 15 percent. By 2009, however, the positions will be reversed with China occupying the top position in global manufacturing for the first time for nearly 170 years, according to a new report.

Plus, Orders and Shipments of Conveyor Equipment are Up, Economic Slowdown May be Spreading, European Manufacturing Optimism Wanes, 21 Cities to Measure and Disclose CO₂ Emissions, and MORE.

. . .Plus a DIY Batman Tumbler and a Giant Mechanical Spider (You read that right).

The market for additive fabrication, also known as rapid manufacturing, surpassed the $1 billion mark last year — a first for this industry — according to a recent report.

Clean technology is coming of age today, with investors and corporations setting long-term cleantech investment strategies. In the second quarter of this year, venture capital investments in U.S. cleantech companies grew to the highest total investment on record.

Many U.S. businesses may have cheated paying federal payroll taxes for more than a year, according to a GAO report that says the IRS has failed to pursue repeat offenders.

...$35B Tanker Contract Bidding Starts Anew, Ford Meets Job-Cutting Goal, Toyota Profits Tumble, German Factory Orders Fall and MORE.

...Plus, Past Rapid Climate Cooling, a Day Worth Celebrating and MORE.

While negative news abounds when it comes to America's decline in manufacturing prowess, it sure is refreshing to hear that beverage makers continue to respond quickly to shifting consumer tastes while reaping rewards along the way.

The cost for work-sponsored health plans is expected to increase 9.9 percent this year and 9.6 percent in 2009, according to recent data from the PricewaterhouseCoopers Health Research Institute.