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Transport and logistics: What the whole chain draws on

Shipping, road, rail and air freight, warehousing and passenger transport operators

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 (10)St Steel×6 Oil Crude oil×4 Rbr Natural rubber×2 Cu Copper×2 Tm Timber×2 Al AluminiumTi TitaniumGas Natural gasCem CementLi LithiumChemicals (8)Pnt Paints and coatings×3 HVO Renewable diesel and SAF×3 LLDPE Polyethylene (LDPE, LLDPE)×3 Lub Lubricant additives×2 FAME Biodiesel (FAME)MeOH MethanolUr UreaPP PolypropyleneEnergy (17)HI Energy-intensive industry×2 Dist Distribution grids, mini-grids and interconnectors×2 Bld Energy in buildings×2 ICV Combustion road vehicles×2 EV Electric and hybrid vehicles×2 Ref Refining and reformingOP Oil and product pipelinesTk Tankers, barges and fuel trucksICE Internal combustion engines and gensetsShp Ship propulsionLNG LNG chainRail Rail tractionRW Railway electrification and wireless powerPCM Latent heat and cold storageJet Aviation propulsionDC Data centresLFP Lithium iron phosphate batteries