Component
Polyurethane foam
Rigid foam insulation from natural-gas polyols and oil-based isocyanates.
Criticality
Medium
Unit cost
$1.8K
Quality
50 / 100
US completeness
75.0
Made in US
900,000 tonnes
Current demand
1,200,000 tonnes
US exports
72,000 tonnes
Opportunity score
30.0
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$180M
Expected extra output: 25,000 tonnes per year