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Critical materials : present danger to U.S. manufacturing /
A high percentage of many raw and semi-finished materials critical to U.S. manufacturing are imported. China is the controlling producer of 11 of these materials and has instituted export restrictions that have led to two-tier pricing, creating pressure to move manufacturing to China. This report su...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, CA :
RAND,
[2013]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Recent Analyses of Critical Raw Materials; Our Approach; CHAPTER TWO: Concentration of Production of Critical Raw Materials; CHAPTER THREE: China's Role as a Controlling Producer; China's Policies Cause Concern Among Its Customers; China's Customers Pursue Relief at the World Trade Organization; CHAPTER FOUR: Tungsten: Case Example of a Critical Raw Material; Uses and Importance of Tungsten; Tungsten Resources and Reserves; The Tungsten Supply Situation
- Potential Impacts of the Tungsten Supply Situation CHAPTER FIVE: Conclusions and Response Options; Increasing Resiliency to Supply Disruptions or Market Distortions; Diversifying Production; Long-Term Actions to Increase Resiliency; Foresight of Developing Problems; Appendixes; A. Top Three Producers of the 41 EC Critical Raw Materials; B. The World's Largest Tungsten Deposits; Bibliography