# Metal products and Zinc

Metal products depends on zinc.

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

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