Silicon Metal (99.99% Purity)
$0.30 bnAnnual import
15%Indian capability
5,300Supplier concentration (HHI)
₹1,500 crTo localise
Why India imports it. China dominates; India has small lines at Mettur and Mackintosh.
Why it matters. Upstream for solar polysilicon, silicone, aluminium alloys.
Can India localise it? Yes - 3-5 years.
Where it comes from. China (70%), Norway (15%), Brazil (10%).
Scorecard
The ten indices
CMDI 70.75Dependency
LPI 47Localisation potential
IAI 58.75Investment attractiveness
SRI 69.5Supply risk
SCI 51.5Supply-chain complexity
TRI 40Technology readiness
IMI 70.5Industrial multiplier
NSRI 54.25National-security relevance
EPI 62.75Export potential
ICGI 68.75Capability gap
Who makes it
Manufacturers
In India
Mettur Chemicals & AluminiumMackintosh Burn
Global leaders
FerroglobeElsaRw Silicium
Intelligence
Related signals
- India Now Has a Structured Map of Where It Stays Import-Dependent
- India's Deepest Chokepoints: EUV Photoresist, Leading-Edge Logic and Aero-Engines
- Where Dependency Meets Feasibility: SiC Power and Display-Driver ICs Are the Build-Now Surfaces
- From Mineral Security to Mineral Processing — Why the Midstream Layer Decides Competitiveness
Sources
Primary references
Confidence: Reasoned estimate. Reasoned estimate. Part of Techadyant Labs' Critical Manufacturing Dependencies (Edition I).