# Construction and infrastructure and Silica sand

Construction and infrastructure depends on silica sand.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/construction-and-infrastructure-and-silica-sand/

[Construction and infrastructure](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/construction/) (industry) and [Silica sand](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/industrial_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.