Component
Synthetic leather
PU-coated fabric for shoe uppers, from oil-and-gas polymers.
Criticality
Medium
Unit cost
$3.5K
Quality
48 / 100
US completeness
13.1
Made in US
80,000 tonnes
Current demand
600,000 tonnes
US exports
6,400 tonnes
Opportunity score
79.5
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$150M
Expected extra output: 40,000 tonnes per year