Component
Lamp glass
Soda-lime envelope glass for bulbs, from silica, soda ash, and limestone.
Criticality
Low
Unit cost
$600
Quality
50 / 100
US saturation
50.0
Made in US
200,000 tonnes
Current demand
400,000 tonnes
US exports
16,000 tonnes
Opportunity score
55.5
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$80M
Expected extra output: 40,000 tonnes per year