# Building materials and Talc

Building materials depends on talc.

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

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

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

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

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

- Paint, waterproofing and construction-chemical makers: fillers (criticality 3 of 5)
- Brick, tile and sanitaryware makers: tile bodies (criticality 2 of 5)

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