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Construction and infrastructure and Sand & gravel

Construction and infrastructure depends on sand & gravel.

Construction and infrastructure (industry) and Sand & gravel (commodity): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Industry input

Physical flow · Criticality 4 of 5 · Sand & gravel → Construction and infrastructure

2 of the enterprise types in Construction and infrastructure depend on sand & gravel; for the most dependent, it rates 4 out of 5 on criticality.

  • 2 enterprise types depend on it
  • 4 of 5 highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

  • EPC and general contractors: fill and concrete (criticality 4 of 5)
  • Cement, ready-mix and aggregates producers: concrete (criticality 3 of 5)

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