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Construction and infrastructure and Silica sand

Construction and infrastructure depends on silica sand.

Construction and infrastructure (industry) and Silica sand (commodity): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Industry input

Physical flow · Criticality 2 of 5 · Silica sand → Construction and infrastructure

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

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

Enterprise types that depend on it:

  • Timber, pipe, glass and finishing-material suppliers: glass (criticality 2 of 5)

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