# Data centres and cloud and Steel

Data centres and cloud depends on steel.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/data-centres-and-cloud-and-steel/

[Data centres and cloud](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/data_centres/) (industry) and [Steel](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/steel/) (commodity): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 4 of 5 · Steel → Data centres and cloud*

2 of the enterprise types in Data centres and cloud depend on steel; 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:

- Electrical and cooling equipment makers: electrical steel and enclosures (criticality 4 of 5)
- Data-centre construction contractors: structure and rebar (criticality 2 of 5)

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