Countries & Industries Covered

The 33 countries and 7 industrial sectors that make up the Industry Economics & Competitiveness benchmarking universe, and what it means to subscribe to a specific country.

Which countries does Industry Economics & Competitiveness cover?

The analysis covers a fixed set of 33 countries representing the world's leading manufacturing economies:

Americas: Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, United States

Europe: Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom

Asia-Pacific: Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand

Middle East & Africa: Saudi Arabia, South Africa

Every report is built around this fixed set. When you subscribe to a single country, your report focuses on that country — but it is always evaluated against the full list of 33.

Which industries does the analysis cover?

Every country report analyzes manufacturing attractiveness across seven industries:

Olefins & Derivatives
Aromatics & Derivatives
Alcohols & Organic Acids
Polymers
Fertilizers
Inorganic Chemicals
Metals

These are non-agricultural, commodity-based industrial sectors. The same seven are evaluated in every country report, regardless of which country you subscribe to.

Does the report apply to my specific industry?

This depends on whether your operations fall within the seven sectors covered. If your work relates to the production of olefins, aromatics, alcohols and organic acids, polymers, fertilizers, inorganic chemicals, or metals, the product covers your sector directly. Industries outside this scope — food processing, pharmaceuticals, electronics, for example — are not included in the analysis.

Even when your sector is covered, it's worth understanding what that means in practice: the report does not analyze your company or plant — it evaluates the country as a manufacturing environment for your type of industry. The scores and rankings show how attractive each country is for producing this kind of output, relative to the other 32. You see structural advantages and constraints — labor costs, energy prices, logistics, margins — through the lens of your specific sector.

If you manufacture polyethylene and are evaluating Brazil versus Germany, the Polymers analysis in each country's report shows how each location scores on feedstock margins, local market size, trade integration, and production volume — alongside the broader operating environment. You get a structured, monthly-updated comparison, not a one-off study.

Does subscribing to a country include all 7 industries?

Yes. Every country subscription covers all seven industries simultaneously — there is no single-industry subscription option. When you subscribe to a country, the report includes the full analysis across Olefins & Derivatives, Aromatics & Derivatives, Alcohols & Organic Acids, Polymers, Fertilizers, Inorganic Chemicals, and Metals.

Think of it this way: your subscription is organized around a country, and the seven industries are different lenses through which that country is evaluated. A subscriber focused on the polymers sector gets the full Polymers analysis — and also the other six, which provide useful context about the broader industrial landscape of that country.

Can I add countries to my subscription later?

Yes. Countries can be added at any time. To add a country, log in at intratec.us, go to Subscriptions, locate your Industry Economics & Competitiveness subscription, and click Upgrade Plan. Select the additional country or countries to add.

Added countries enter the current active plan, and a new billing cycle opens. You pay only the prorated amount for the remainder of the current period. Only the subscription owner can make changes to the subscription.

Can I switch or remove a country after subscribing?

No. Once a country is added to your subscription, it cannot be switched for another or removed. Subscriptions are non-reducible: a plan downgrade or country-count reduction is not allowed, either mid-cycle or at renewal.

If you need a different country scope, the current subscription must run to its end date. A new subscription for your desired configuration can then be contracted separately. Choose your country configuration carefully before subscribing — changes are limited to adding countries.

Comparison against the full set of 33 countries is built into every subscription — your country is always ranked and scored against the entire group, regardless of how many countries you subscribe to.

When you subscribe to a single country, the report benchmarks that country against all 33 on a standardized 0–100 scoring scale, where 50 represents the global average. Every factor shows your country's score and rank position within the full group.

What you won't see is the specific names or values of the other 32 countries. The comparison is anonymized by design: peer countries are not identified, and their individual values are never disclosed. Comparisons reference the global average (score 50), percentile bands (top 10%, median, bottom 10%), and rank position.

A single-country subscription for India shows India's score and rank for every factor. You see where India stands relative to the global average — but the report does not name which specific countries rank above or below it.

What if the country I'm interested in isn't on the list?

If the country you are evaluating is not among the 33 covered, it is not included in Industry Economics & Competitiveness. The 33 countries were selected as the world's leading economies for non-agricultural commodity-based manufacturing — the product was built around this specific set and does not extend beyond it.