# Energy-intensive industry and Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceuticals depends on energy-intensive industry.

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

[Energy-intensive industry](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_heavy_industry/) (energy) and [Pharmaceuticals](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/pharmaceuticals/) (industry): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 4 of 5 · Energy-intensive industry → Pharmaceuticals*

2 of the enterprise types in Pharmaceuticals depend on energy-intensive industry; 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:

- Primary pharma packaging makers: glass forming (criticality 4 of 5)
- Excipient and capsule suppliers: drying and milling (criticality 3 of 5)

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