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Water treatment chemicals: Relationships

Every element and industry that Water treatment chemicals is linked to, and how. Each pair has its own card explaining the relationships between the two.

  • Water and sanitation: Surface water for piped supply is coagulated, usually with alum or polyaluminium chloride, and chlorinated to leave a residual at the tap, and sewage plants use polymers to dewater sludge; so the build-out of taps under Jal Jeevan Mission and of sewage treatment in India sets a steady, rule-driven demand for these chemicals. (researched)
  • Aluminium: Aluminium is a raw material for water treatment chemicals; their prices have moved together.
  • Iron ore: Iron ore is a raw material for water treatment chemicals; their prices have moved together.
  • AI and digital platforms: AI and digital platforms depends on water treatment chemicals.
  • Acrylonitrile: Their prices have moved together.
  • Boiler heat recovery: Their prices have moved together.
  • Chlorine: Their prices have moved together.
  • Data centres and cloud: Data centres and cloud depends on water treatment chemicals.
  • Food and beverage processing: Food and beverage processing depends on water treatment chemicals.
  • Public administration, defence and security: Public administration, defence and security depends on water treatment chemicals.
  • Real estate: Real estate depends on water treatment chemicals.
  • Salt: Salt is a raw material for water treatment chemicals.
  • Steam turbines and thermal power plants: Their prices have moved together.
  • Sulphuric acid: Their prices have moved together.
  • Textiles and leather: Textiles and leather depends on water treatment chemicals.
  • Waste and recycling: Waste and recycling depends on water treatment chemicals.
  • Water: Water is a raw material for water treatment chemicals.