# Adhesives and sealants and Apparel and footwear

Apparel and footwear depends on adhesives and sealants.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/adhesives-and-sealants-and-apparel-and-footwear/

[Adhesives and sealants](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/adhesives/) (chemical) and [Apparel and footwear](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/apparel/) (industry): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 3 of 5 · Adhesives and sealants → Apparel and footwear*

2 of the enterprise types in Apparel and footwear depend on adhesives and sealants; for the most dependent, it rates 3 out of 5 on criticality.

- **2** enterprise types depend on it
- **3 of 5** highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

- Footwear material and sole makers: upper-to-sole bonding (criticality 3 of 5)
- Footwear assembly factories: sole bonding (criticality 3 of 5)

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.