INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING
This Wood Is Key to Wind Power. Too Bad There's a Shortage
Balsa wood is light and strong — and without it, wind power gets a lot more complicated.
China’s Steely Risk-Taker Bets on the UK
Li Ganpo ditched the “iron rice bowl“ to build his company, Jingye Group, into a hotels-to-chemicals empire.
Can Brandenburg Show West Virginia How to Dump Coal?
Two towns separated by 100 miles — one, Germany's first energy self-sufficient community and the other in coal country — capture the sharpening divide over the country's clean energy future.
How One Car Factory Drove Alongside Germany's 20th-Century Destiny
Zwickau’s fortunes have shifted with the fall of the wall … and now the fall of the traditional car.
A Baltic Port Hits the Jackpot as Malaysians Gamble on Shipyards
In Germany’s Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state, a casino conglomerate is building big ships, reviving a job market that's been down for decades.
Germany's Poor Little Rich City
Bremen — Germany’s second-smallest state — is wealthy.
Why This German State Says 'Jawohl' to Migrants
From the Deutsche Bahn to Mercedes, Baden-Württemberg is fueling its economy through migrant labor, and killing support for the far-right.
Volkswagen's Best-Selling Product Is a ... Sausage
The German auto giant’s Wolfsburg plant, the world’s largest factory, produces many more wursts than cars.
Vietnam Starts to Catch Up With Chinese Manufacturing
The Southeast Asian nation is slowly building a supply chain to rival China’s.
Will the Next Recession Save Generic Drugs?
A global economic downturn could very well revive the lifesaving drug industry.
The Food That Built America
The Food that Built America tells the unbelievable true stories behind the industry titans like Henry Heinz, Milton Hershey, the Kellogg brothers and Ray Kroc, who revolutionized food, and transformed American life and culture forever in the process.
As the UAW Strikes, Its President Tries to Pump the Brakes on a Corruption Rap
United Auto Workers President Gary Jones finds himself in hot water at just the wrong time.
