# Pharmaceuticals and Thermal coal

Pharmaceuticals depends on thermal coal.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/pharmaceuticals-and-thermal-coal/

[Pharmaceuticals](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/pharmaceuticals/) (industry) and [Thermal coal](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/thermal_coal/) (energy): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 5 of 5 · Thermal coal → Pharmaceuticals*

1 of the enterprise types in Pharmaceuticals depend on thermal coal; for the most dependent, it rates 5 out of 5 on criticality.

- **1** enterprise types depend on it
- **5 of 5** highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

- Key starting material and intermediate makers: process steam in China and India (criticality 5 of 5)

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