# Electrical equipment and Rare earths

Electrical equipment depends on rare earths.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/electrical-equipment-and-rare-earths/

[Electrical equipment](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/electrical_equipment/) (industry) and [Rare earths](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/rare_earths/) (commodity): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 3 of 5 · Rare earths → Electrical equipment*

1 of the enterprise types in Electrical equipment depend on rare earths; for the most dependent, it rates 3 out of 5 on criticality.

- **1** enterprise types depend on it
- **3 of 5** highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

- Switchgear, motor and drive makers: permanent-magnet motors (criticality 3 of 5)

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