Automakers met Tuesday at a hastily called summit in Troy to consider their options, after an explosion shut down a German factory that makes a key chemical used in plastics for brake and fuel systems.
The industry is concerned that a shortage of the chemical could disrupt production in some U.S. auto plants.
About 200 people, including more than 100 suppliers and representatives of auto companies, gathered to discuss alternative plastic resins, and ways to boost supplies from three other major producers.
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