# Metal products and Natural gas

Metal products depends on natural gas.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/metal-products-and-natural-gas/

[Metal products](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/metal_products/) (industry) and [Natural gas](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/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.