Component
Carbon black
Furnace carbon black from crude oil, used in tires and rubber.
Criticality
Medium
Unit cost
$1.4K
Quality
50 / 100
US completeness
83.1
Made in US
1,500,000 tonnes
Current demand
1,800,000 tonnes
US exports
120,000 tonnes
Opportunity score
23.5
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$250M
Expected extra output: 150,000 tonnes per year