Component
Sewing thread
Spun cotton or polyester thread that holds a garment together.
Criticality
Low
Unit cost
$3.5K
Quality
50 / 100
US saturation
25.0
Made in US
20,000 tonnes
Current demand
80,000 tonnes
US exports
1,600 tonnes
Opportunity score
59.4
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$40M
Expected extra output: 10,000 tonnes per year