11.  LSI Logic said Monday that it will have the option to use part of the capacity of a manufacturing line being built by Chartered Semiconductor.

12.  Motorola Inc. announced plans Wednesday to phase out two semiconductor manufacturing lines in Arizona, continuing its consolidation and adding more job cuts to the sweeping reductions already made.

13.  The St. Louis-based company produces batches of different feed on the same manufacturing line.

14.  There is a possibility that Malaysia will host a manufacturing line for one single product meant for the global export market.

15.  The plant would be equipped with vinyl chloride manufacturing lines and a system to produce chlorine and caustic soda, both raw materials for vinyl chloride.

16.  The drop was led by a sharp decline in orders for automobiles as many auto makers closed manufacturing lines for two weeks, the Commerce Department said.