Assessment of Industry Investment in U.S. Domestic Production of Strategic Materials
Abstract
IDA assisted the Strategic Materials Protection Board in assessing the extent to which domestic producers of strategic materials are investing to ensure continued domestic production of these materials. IDA identified the domestic producers of strategic materials developed a data request to the companies and developed evaluation criteria. The paper presents analyses of company investment using public data and a non-proprietary summary of the survey results. We found that U.S. strategic materials producers are investing for continued domestic production. The titanium sector is investing aggressively in anticipation of a growing share of global commercial aerospace material markets for dramatic expansion. The specialty steel sector is now starting to invest more capital to serve expanding markets worldwide for more modest growth. Many companies are planning future investments though it is expected that this will depend on economic conditions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA492608
Entities
People
- Benjamin S. Aronin
- Karen W. Tyson
- Scot A. Arnold
Organizations
- Institute for Defense Analyses