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Energy-intensive industry and Explosives and propellants

Energy flows from explosives and propellants to energy-intensive industry; energy flows from energy-intensive industry to explosives and propellants.

Energy-intensive industry (energy) and Explosives and propellants (energy): 2 relationships.

How they are linked

1. Energy flow

Physical flow · 98% of flow · Explosives and propellants → Energy-intensive industry

Explosives release energy to break rock in mining and quarrying.

  • 98% of Explosives and propellants's energy goes this way

2. Energy flow

Physical flow · Direct · Energy-intensive industry → Explosives and propellants

Ammonia plants supply the nitrates for explosives.

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