Re “An American Model for Tech Jobs?” If the White House is to “bring manufacturing home,” it must first help establish domestic supply chains of minerals — raw materials vital to American industry.

If the White House is to “bring manufacturing home,” it must first help establish domestic supply chains of minerals — raw materials vital to American industry.

Seventy-three percent of chief executives in the automotive sector consider minerals and metals scarcity a pressing issue, according to a 2011 PricewaterhouseCoopers worldwide study; 78 percent of high-tech chief executives and 67 percent of renewable energy chief executives agree.

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