I believe that the abundance of accessible and cheap chromium will result in an immediate paradigm shift in our expectations of infrastructure. (Starting with pipelines and civil structural construction) Soon, our environmental and safety sensitivities will no longer support the use of corrosion susceptible steel for these uses when the obvious and already documented failures have proven to be catastrophic and probable. (when not if)

An open mind could envision the rebirth of the AmeriCanadian Auto industry and subsequent world market domination as a result of the design and manufacture of a corrosion resistant / obsolete resistant permanent automobile / mass transit answer.

Rome had this figured out thousands of years ago.

As race of intelligence … chromium may provide an advantage to metal in the 21st century, what plastic provided to paper in the 20th century and what concrete and stone provided to wood 2300 years ago .

Then we can concentrate on more progressive and less consumptive ideals