Component
Liquid crystal
Nematic liquid-crystal mixture used in TN, IPS, and VA cells. A petrochemical, not a mineral.
Criticality
High
Unit cost
$45K
Quality
70 / 100
US saturation
2.8
Made in US
200 tonnes
Current demand
8,000 tonnes
US exports
16 tonnes
Opportunity score
83.3
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$350M
Expected extra output: 1,900 tonnes per year
Used by
Product paths
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- Blender map
- Ceiling fan map
- Clothes dryer map
- Clothes iron map
- Coffee maker map
- Commercial dryer map
- Commercial refrigerator map
- Commercial washer map
- Cooker hob map
- Dehumidifier map
- Desktop monitor map
- Dishwasher map
- Electric kettle map
- Espresso machine map
- Fridge map
- Garage door opener map
- Generator map
- Geyser map
- Hair dryer map
- Ice machine map
- Industrial pump map
- Industrial sewing machine map
- Laptop map
- Lawn mower map
- Microwave map
- Oven map
- POS terminal map
- Pool pump map
- Range hood map
- Serger map
- Sewing machine map
- Smartphone map
- Tablet map
- Television map
- Toaster map
- Vacuum cleaner map
- Washing machine map