# Building materials and Silica sand

Building materials depends on silica sand.

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

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

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 4 of 5 · Silica sand → Building materials*

1 of the enterprise types in Building materials depend on silica sand; for the most dependent, it rates 4 out of 5 on criticality.

- **1** enterprise types depend on it
- **4 of 5** highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

- Float glass makers: silica (criticality 4 of 5)

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