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Aluminium and Furniture

Furniture depends on aluminium.

Aluminium (commodity) and Furniture (industry): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Industry input

Physical flow · Criticality 3 of 5 · Aluminium → Furniture

2 of the enterprise types in Furniture depend on aluminium; 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:

  • Hardware, fitting and metal-frame makers: profiles (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Office and contract furniture makers: chair bases (criticality 2 of 5)

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