# Building materials and Cement

Building materials depends on cement.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/building-materials-and-cement/

[Building materials](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/building_materials/) (industry) and [Cement](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/cement/) (commodity): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 3 of 5 · Cement → Building materials*

2 of the enterprise types in Building materials depend on cement; 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:

- Gypsum board, insulation and roofing makers: fibre-cement sheets (criticality 3 of 5)
- Ready-mix concrete and precast producers: binder (criticality 2 of 5)

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