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SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden—Truck manufacturer Scania is recycling the sand from metal casting operations, providing it to a manufacturer of building materials so it can be turned into mortar.

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—As part of a strategy to expand into retail and service industries, Epson Robots has invested in Blank Beauty Inc., a Knoxville, TN, start-up that is developing technology to enable consumers to create nail polish in custom colors.

MESA, AZ—Autonomous vehicle technology company Waymo plans to more than double its fleet of robotaxis over the next year.

NORMAL, IL—Rivian Automotive Inc. is constructing a supplier park in near its assembly plant here. The electric vehicle manufacturer expects key suppliers to locate in the park, which will make delivery of parts and materials to the plant more efficient.

TUCSON, AZ—Sion Power, a manufacturer of lithium-metal batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage, has installed a new large-format battery cell production line at its assembly plant here. 

SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden—Scania is exploring a new kind of bio-based rubber made from birch bark, a forest industry by-product that’s usually burned as waste. The goal is to evaluate low-carbon materials that could one day replace rubber made from petroleum.

SEYMOUR, IN—Guardian Bikes has secured $19 million in financing to build a large-scale bicycle frame manufacturing operation here. 

BETHESDA, MD—Members of the United Auto Workers union (UAW) have gone on strike at Lockheed Martin assembly plants in Denver and Orlando, FL, and after negotiations over a new labor agreement were rejected

OSHAWA, ON—The General Motors assembly plant here will go from a three-shift operation to a two-shift one due to softening demand and trade-related challenges.