# Metal products and Steel

Metal products depends on steel.

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

[Metal products](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/metal_products/) (industry) and [Steel](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/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.