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Caustic soda and Textiles and leather

Textiles and leather depends on caustic soda.

Caustic soda (chemical) and Textiles and leather (industry): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Industry input

Physical flow · Criticality 3 of 5 · Caustic soda → Textiles and leather

2 of the enterprise types in Textiles and leather depend on caustic soda; 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:

  • Viscose and other man-made cellulosic fibre makers: steeping pulp (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Dyeing, printing and finishing houses: scouring and mercerising (criticality 3 of 5)

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