Country Intelligence
Strategic materials exposure by country, supply-chain stage, and industrial dependency.
Periodic Engine maps how countries influence critical materials through production, processing, refining, policy exposure, trade dependency, and downstream industrial demand.
Why countries matter
Material risk is not only about elements. It is also about where production, processing, refining, logistics, and policy control concentrate. Country Intelligence connects countries to elements, industries, supply-chain stages, and public source context.
Country → Element
Country → Industry
Country → Supply-chain stage
Country → Source context
Active country profile
China
Country ProfileCountry intelligence pilot
Processing, refining, industrial scale, and policy exposure across selected critical materials and downstream industries.
Primary roles
- Processor
- Refiner
- Industrial base
- Policy exposure
Linked materials
Exposed industries
- AI / Data Centers
- Semiconductors
- Defense / Aerospace
- Telecom
- Energy / Grid
- Batteries / Storage
Country Coverage
Profiles are expanding across producers, processors, refiners, demand centers, and policy chokepoints.
Australia
Producer / reserves / upstream mining exposure
View profile LiveUnited States
Strategic demand / policy / defense-industrial node
View profile LiveCanada
Allied resource / battery corridor / North America
View profile LiveJapan
Advanced manufacturing / materials security / East Asia
View profile LiveDRC
Cobalt-copper concentration / resource governance / Central Africa
View profile LiveChile
Copper-lithium energy transition / water governance / South America
View profile LiveIndonesia
Nickel downstreaming / battery-industrial policy / Southeast Asia
View profile LiveSouth Korea
Battery-semiconductor manufacturing / industrial resilience / East Asia
View profileHow Periodic Engine models country influence
Producer
Mining or extraction role
Reserve holder
Known resource base or strategic reserve position
Processor
Converts raw material into usable intermediate inputs
Refiner
Purifies or upgrades materials for industrial use
Manufacturer
Downstream component or industrial production role
Policy chokepoint
Export control, permitting, sanctions, or regulatory exposure
Demand center
Large downstream industrial consumption
Logistics chokepoint
Transport, routing, or infrastructure concentration
Supply-chain stage model
Country profiles are organized by supply-chain stage so users can separate material production from processing concentration, refining exposure, manufacturing dependency, and policy risk.
Public preview, deeper intelligence available by briefing
Public preview includes
- Country role summaries
- High-level material influence
- Industry exposure
- Confidence labels
- Last-reviewed dates
- Source category context
- Modeled score disclaimers
- Reviewed signal categories
Briefing / Pro includes
- Detailed evidence context
- Trade-flow analysis
- Company exposure
- Asset/facility exposure
- Saved watchlists
- Live signal monitoring
- Exportable country briefs
- Custom analyst notes
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Request BriefingCountry Intelligence uses public-safe source context, reviewed assumptions, and modeled intelligence labels. Scores and exposure levels are not official government ratings.