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Apparel and footwear and Copper

Apparel and footwear depends on copper.

Apparel and footwear (industry) and Copper (commodity): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Industry input

Physical flow · Criticality 3 of 5 · Copper → Apparel and footwear

2 of the enterprise types in Apparel and footwear depend on copper; 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:

  • Trim and accessory makers (zips, thread, labels, buttons): brass zips (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Sewing and footwear machinery makers: servo motors (criticality 3 of 5)

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