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Materion
68
Stage 3 · Improve
Outside-in readiness estimate · 0–100
Materion is one of the few fully domestic producers of beryllium — a critical material with limited alternatives — and supplies specialty alloys, precision optics, and precious-metal products used across defense, semiconductor, and aerospace programs.
Evidence confidence: high · Last updated 2026-07-20
Primary exposure
Beryllium (domestic), specialty alloys, precious metals, precision optics.
Sub-scores
Traceability65
Illumination55
Foreign70
Alternatives72
Monitoring60
How this score was calculated
Each of the five readiness dimensions is scored 0–100 from public evidence, then weighted into a single outside-in readiness estimate. Expand any dimension to see the evidence behind it.
Dimension
Weight
Score
Contribution
Weighted total · Stage 3 · ImprovePublished score 68 — rounded after analyst review of evidence confidence.
65/ 100
Evidence confidence: high · last reviewed 2026-07-20. Outside-in estimate assembled from public filings, DPA Title III awards, USGS critical-materials data, and public statements. It is not an audit and not a determination of compliance.
How Materion compares
Each curve is the distribution of scores across Advanced Materials & Specialty Metals. The solid line marks Materion; the dashed line marks the peer median.
Traceability
65
70th percentile among industry peers (n=5) · peer median 62
Illumination
55
40th percentile among industry peers (n=5) · peer median 55
Foreign Exposure
70
70th percentile among industry peers (n=5) · peer median 68
Alternatives
72
60th percentile among industry peers (n=5) · peer median 72
Monitoring
60
30th percentile among industry peers (n=5) · peer median 60
Publicly observed strengths
- Vertically integrated beryllium production is fully domestic.
- Publicly recognized supplier of critical materials to DoD programs.
- Long-standing DPA Title III relationship for beryllium.
Publicly observed gaps
- Sub-tier visibility for specialty alloys inputs is limited in public reporting.
- Rare-earth and precious-metal upstream sourcing partly foreign-concentrated.
Sources
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