# Data centres and cloud: What the whole chain draws on

Server halls and cloud providers renting compute, storage and networks; heavy power users

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/data_centres/materials/

#### What the whole chain draws on

Every commodity, chemical and energy tile named by the enterprises above; ×n shows how many of them depend on it. Open any tile for its full detail.
**Commodities (13)**[Cu Copper](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/copper/)×5 [Al Aluminium](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/aluminum/)×3 [Si Silicon](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/silicon/)×2 [St Steel](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/steel/)×2 [Gas Natural gas](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/natural_gas/)[U Uranium](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/uranium/)[Li Lithium](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/lithium/)[Pb Lead](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/lead/)[Au Gold](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/gold/)[In Indium](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/indium/)[Ge Germanium](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/germanium/)[H₂O Water](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/water/)[Cem Cement](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/cement/)**Chemicals (8)**[FR Flame retardants](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/flame_retardants/)×2 [ESG Electronic specialty gases](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/electronic_gases/)[HFC Fluorochemicals and refrigerants](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/fluoro_intermediates/)[MEG Monoethylene glycol](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/meg/)[PTFE Fluoropolymers (PTFE, PVDF)](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/fluoropolymers/)[EPX Epoxy resins](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/epoxy/)[WT Water treatment chemicals](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/water_treatment/)[Con Construction chemicals](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/construction_chemicals/)**Energy (12)**[DC Data centres](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_data_centres/)×3 [PV Solar photovoltaics](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_pv/)×2 [PE Transformers and power electronics](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_power_electronics/)×2 [HP Heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_heat_pumps/)×2 [ICE Internal combustion engines and gensets](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_engines/)×2 [Dist Distribution grids, mini-grids and interconnectors](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_distribution/)×2 [HVAC AC transmission](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_hvac/)[WOn Onshore wind](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_onshore_wind/)[CCGT Gas turbines and combined cycle](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_gas_turbines/)[LFP Lithium iron phosphate batteries](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_li_lfp/)[NFR Nuclear fission reactors](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_fission/)[Oil Crude oil](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/crude_oil/)

## Other sections

- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/data_centres/index.md)
- [Where ₹100 goes](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/data_centres/cost-mix/index.md)
- [Price links with suppliers](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/data_centres/price-links/index.md)
- [Example story](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/data_centres/story/index.md)
- [Linked industries](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/data_centres/linked-industries/index.md)
- [Value chain](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/data_centres/value-chain/index.md)
- [Chokepoints and risks](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/data_centres/risks/index.md)
- [Sources](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/data_centres/sources/index.md)