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Metal products and Zinc

Metal products depends on zinc.

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

How they are linked

1. Industry input

Physical flow · Criticality 3 of 5 · Zinc → Metal products

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

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

Enterprise types that depend on it:

  • Integrated steel mills and electric-arc mini-mills: galvanised coil (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Aluminium, copper and zinc rollers and extruders: brass and zinc alloys (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Fastener, spring, wire and precision-machining makers: zinc plating (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Structural steel fabricators and tube makers: galvanising (criticality 2 of 5)
  • Galvanisers, platers and heat treaters: galvanising baths (criticality 2 of 5)

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