# 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.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/energy-intensive-industry-and-explosives-and-propellants/

[Energy-intensive industry](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_heavy_industry/) (energy) and [Explosives and propellants](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_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.