Component

Alkaline cell

A zinc-manganese primary cell in a steel can. The usual household throwaway battery.

Criticality Medium
Unit cost $0
Quality 55 / 100
US completeness 37.8
Made in US 3,000,000,000 units
Current demand 8,000,000,000 units
US exports 240,000,000 units
Opportunity score 59.8

Domestic vs international supply

US 38% Import 62%
Export 3%

Planned US investment, next 5 years

$400M

Expected extra output: 800,000,000 units per year

Requires

Chemistry

Used by

Finished product.

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