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Metal products and Natural gas

Metal products depends on natural gas.

Metal products (industry) and Natural gas (energy): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Industry input

Physical flow · Criticality 3 of 5 · Natural gas → Metal products

4 of the enterprise types in Metal products depend on natural gas; for the most dependent, it rates 3 out of 5 on criticality.

  • 4 enterprise types depend on it
  • 3 of 5 highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

  • Aluminium, copper and zinc rollers and extruders: remelt and reheat furnaces (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Forging shops: reheat furnaces (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Metal can and container makers: curing ovens (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Galvanisers, platers and heat treaters: galvanising kettles and furnaces (criticality 2 of 5)

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