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Metal products and Steel

Metal products depends on steel.

Metal products (industry) and Steel (commodity): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Industry input

Physical flow · Criticality 4 of 5 · Steel → Metal products

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

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

Enterprise types that depend on it:

  • Machine-tool, press and welding-equipment makers: machine frames (criticality 4 of 5)
  • Ferrous and non-ferrous foundries: steel scrap charge (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Forging shops: special bar quality steel (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Fastener, spring, wire and precision-machining makers: wire rod (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Metal can and container makers: tinplate (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Steel and aluminium service centres: coil and plate stock (criticality 2 of 5)
  • Structural steel fabricators and tube makers: hot-rolled coil and plate (criticality 2 of 5)

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