Press Releases
Every official press release from Intratec Solutions.
Every official press release from Intratec Solutions, newest first.
Global Release
Across 33 economies, industrial energy costs more than three times as much in the UK as in Saudi Arabia
Energy costs about $12.1 per MMBtu in Saudi Arabia against $42.0 in the United Kingdom, the cheapest and the dearest industrial energy among 33 economies. British plants pay more than three times as much as Saudi ones, according…
October 14, 2026
Market Release · United States
United States slides to 9th of 33 manufacturing economies, its weakest finish in eleven years of the ranking
The United States slid to 9th of 33 in Intratec's annual ranking of where to make industrial commodities, down from 8th in 2024 and its weakest finish in the report's eleven years. Manufacturing labor, counting everything an…
October 14, 2026
Market Release · United Kingdom
Britain pays the highest energy price of 33 economies — $42 per MMBtu, more than three times Saudi Arabia's
Britain pays about $42 per MMBtu for energy, the highest price of the 33 economies tracked in the Industry Economics & Competitiveness 2025 Annual Review from Intratec Solutions, and more than three times what Saudi Arabia pays…
October 14, 2026
Market Release · Germany
Employing a manufacturing worker in Germany costs about $55 an hour, more than eight times China's bill
Employing a manufacturing worker in Germany costs about $55 an hour, counting everything an employer pays, according to the Industry Economics & Competitiveness 2025 Annual Review from Intratec Solutions. That is dearer than in…
October 14, 2026
Market Release · Japan
Japan has the costliest construction labor of 33 economies once output per worker is counted
Once output per worker is counted, no country of the 33 pays more for construction labor than Japan, according to the Industry Economics & Competitiveness 2025 Annual Review, published today by Intratec Solutions. On that basis…
October 14, 2026
Market Release · Canada
Canada ranks 1st of 33 economies on processing margin — and pays for it in wages
Canada has the best processing margin of the 33 economies ranked in Intratec's Industry Economics & Competitiveness 2025 Annual Review, 1st of 33: the gap between what raw materials cost and what the finished product sells for is…
October 14, 2026
Market Release · Mexico
Mexico ranks 4th of 33 for tariff access, yet 33rd of 33 for global trade integration
Mexico ranks 4th of 33 economies for tariff protection and market access, yet finishes 33rd of 33 — dead last — for global trade integration, according to the Industry Economics & Competitiveness 2025 Annual Review, published…
October 14, 2026
Market Release · Saudi Arabia
Cheapest industrial energy of 33 economies keeps Saudi Arabia 4th in new competitiveness ranking
Saudi Arabia ranks 4th of 33 economies in Intratec Solutions' new manufacturing competitiveness ranking, the same place it held all year, and cheap energy, more than anything else, is why. Saudi industry pays $12.1 per MMBtu for…
October 14, 2026
Market Release · United States
US Diesel Reaches $5.43 a Gallon, Up 45% in a Year, While Industrial Natural Gas Falls 14%
American fleets paid $5.43 a gallon for diesel in August 2026, 44.6% more than a year earlier, while the natural gas that runs the country's factories fell 13.8% over the same twelve months, according to the September 2026…
September 15, 2026