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Building materials and Construction chemicals

Building materials depends on construction chemicals.

Building materials (industry) and Construction chemicals (chemical): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Industry input

Physical flow · Criticality 3 of 5 · Construction chemicals → Building materials

3 of the enterprise types in Building materials depend on construction chemicals; for the most dependent, it rates 3 out of 5 on criticality.

  • 3 enterprise types depend on it
  • 3 of 5 highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

  • Integrated cement producers and grinding units: grinding aids (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Paint, waterproofing and construction-chemical makers: admixtures and adhesives (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Ready-mix concrete and precast producers: admixtures (criticality 2 of 5)

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