Industry Structure Reports

Product-by-product analyses of industrial structure and supply chains. Each report combines trade patterns, physical production links, and evidence from primary sources.

• 2601Iron Ore: Quality and Logistics from Mine to Steelworks
• 2603Copper Ore: Concentration, Smelting, and the Constraints Between Them
• 2701Coal: Distinct Thermal and Metallurgical Markets
• 2709Crude Oil: Infrastructure Up to the Refinery Matters as Much as Where It Is Produced
• 2710Refined Petroleum Products: Follow Product-Making Capacity, Not Crude-Oil Origins
• 2711Petroleum Gas (Natural Gas, LNG, and LPG): Industry-Structure Report (Current Edition)
• 293371From ε-Caprolactam to Nylon 6: A Circular Chemical Branch That Must Not Be Confused with the Broader Heterocyclic-Compound Category
• 3002Vaccines and Blood Products: Two Production Systems with Uneven Evidence
• 3004Packaged Medicaments: A Supply Chain from Active Ingredients to Patients
• 4011Pneumatic Rubber Tires: Shared Manufacturers, Different Demand Channels
• 6402Athletic Footwear: Trade Geography Matches Production, but Contract Manufacturers Are the Real Concentration Point
• 7113Precious-Metal Jewellery: Sourcing, Manufacturing, Retail, and Recycling
• 7210Coated Flat Steel: Read It as an Intermediate Product That Meets Surface Specifications
• 7308Structural Steelwork: An Industry Shaped by Design Compliance, Fabrication, and Erection—not Steel Trade Alone
• 7318Structural Bolts and Nuts: Quality Grades Behind Dispersed Trade Statistics
• 8411Gas Turbines: Shared Machinery, Distinct Aviation and Industrial Markets
• 8471Computers: Integrated Industry and Supply-Chain Report (Current Edition)
• 8473Office-Machine Parts: A Broad Intermediate-Goods Category with Sparse Supply Evidence
• 8479Machinery with Individual Functions: A Residual Category, Not One Industry
• 8481Industrial Valves: Standards, Applications, and Unverified Material Links
• 8483Automatic Transmissions: Turning Machined Metal Parts into a Qualified Vehicle Drivetrain
• 8504Distribution Transformers: A Chain of Materials, Manufacturing, and Standards That Delivers Voltage to the Edge of the Grid
• 8507Automotive Lithium-Ion Battery Packs: Fragility in a Policy-Supported U.S. Midstream
• 8517Smartphones: Look Beyond Assembly Countries to Components, Standards, and Distribution
• 8524Flat-Panel Display Modules: Uneven Scale Across LCD and OLED
• 8536Low-Voltage Switching and Protection Equipment: Standards Shape Entry
• 8541Discrete Semiconductors and Optoelectronic Devices: Broad Markets, Uneven Evidence
• 8542Integrated Circuits: Reading the Semiconductor Industry by Production Stage
• 8544Insulated Wire and Cable: Three Distinct Downstream Markets
• 8703Passenger Vehicles: A US$973 Billion Export Industry with a Disclosed Single-Plant Semiconductor Risk
• 8704Delivery Trucks: Specialist OEMs, Dealer Networks, and Heavy-Vehicle Rules
• 8708Motor Vehicle Parts: A Broad, Distributed Supplier Network
• 8802Aircraft, Helicopters, and Spacecraft: Read Finished Aircraft as Certified Products Integrating Engines, Parts, and Maintenance
• 9018Medical Instruments: Specialized Inputs, Regulated Production, and Reprocessing
• 9403Other Furniture: Shared Materials, Different Customer Channels