# E-commerce and digital marketplaces: What the whole chain draws on

Online marketplaces and apps linking sellers, payments, warehouses and delivery fleets

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/ecommerce/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 (7)**[Cu Copper](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/copper/)[H₂O Water](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/water/)[St Steel](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/steel/)[Oil Crude oil](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/crude_oil/)[Li Lithium](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/lithium/)[Ct Cotton](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/cotton/)[Tm Timber](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/lumber/)**Chemicals (6)**[LLDPE Polyethylene (LDPE, LLDPE)](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/polyethylene/)×2 [PP Polypropylene](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/polypropylene/)[PET PET resin](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/pet/)[PSF Polyester fibre](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/polyester_fibre/)[Str Starch and cellulose derivatives](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/starch_derivatives/)[Adh Adhesives and sealants](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/adhesives/)**Energy (9)**[DC Data centres](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_data_centres/)×5 [Dist Distribution grids, mini-grids and interconnectors](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_distribution/)×2 [ICV Combustion road vehicles](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_road_ice/)×2 [PCM Latent heat and cold storage](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_latent_heat/)[LFP Lithium iron phosphate batteries](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_li_lfp/)[EV Electric and hybrid vehicles](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_evs/)[Jet Aviation propulsion](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_aviation/)[EmE Embodied energy trade](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_embodied/)[Blr Boilers, furnaces and stoves](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_combustion_heat/)

## Other sections

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