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Building materials and Gypsum

Building materials depends on gypsum.

Building materials (industry) and Gypsum (commodity): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Industry input

Physical flow · Criticality 3 of 5 · Gypsum → Building materials

3 of the enterprise types in Building materials depend on gypsum; 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:

  • Fly ash, slag and gypsum suppliers: set retarder in cement (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Integrated cement producers and grinding units: added at grinding (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Gypsum board, insulation and roofing makers: board core (criticality 3 of 5)

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