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Plastic and rubber products and Steel

Plastic and rubber products depends on steel.

Plastic and rubber products (industry) and Steel (commodity): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Industry input

Physical flow · Criticality 4 of 5 · Steel → Plastic and rubber products

3 of the enterprise types in Plastic and rubber products depend on steel; for the most dependent, it rates 4 out of 5 on criticality.

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

Enterprise types that depend on it:

  • Moulding machine, extruder and mould makers: tool steel for moulds (criticality 4 of 5)
  • Tyre manufacturers: bead wire and steel cord (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Technical rubber-goods makers: inserts and cords (criticality 3 of 5)

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