Critical materials : present danger to U.S. manufacturing / Richard Silberglitt, James T. Bartis, Brian G. Chow, David L. An, Kyle Brady ; prepared for the National Intelligence Council.
"The United States economy, and especially its manufacturing sector, is dependent on the supply of raw and semi-finished materials used to make products. While the United States has extensive mineral resources and is a leading global materials producer, a high percentage of many materials criti...
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| Language: | English |
| Published: | Santa Monica, CA : RAND, [2013] |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Concentration of production of critical raw materials
- China's role as a controlling producer
- Tungsten: case example of a critical raw material
- Conclusions and response options
- Appendix A. Top three producers of the 41 EC critical raw materials
- Appendix B. The world's largest tungsten deposits.