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Plastic and rubber products and Water

Plastic and rubber products depends on water.

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

How they are linked

1. Industry input

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

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

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

Enterprise types that depend on it:

  • Natural rubber growers and processors: processing (criticality 4 of 5)
  • Plastic and tyre recyclers: washing lines (criticality 2 of 5)

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