What are down jackets made of?
Down jackets take nylon, sewing thread, down and zipper directly. Trace them back and you pass 30 made things on the way to 17 raw materials.
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What goes straight in
From the ground: 17 raw materials
- Down goes straight in
- Water through sewing thread
- Air through nylon, ammonia
- Natural gas through nylon, ammonia
- Crude oil through zipper, aluminum
- Coal through zipper, aluminum
- Copper ore through zipper, brass, copper
- Zinc ore through zipper, brass, zinc
- Lead ore through zipper, brass, lead
- Tin ore through zipper, brass, tin
- Bauxite through zipper, aluminum, alumina
- Sulfur through zipper, brass, zinc, sulfuric acid
- Rock salt through zipper, aluminum, alumina, caustic soda
- Limestone through zipper, aluminum, alumina, quicklime
- Corn through zipper, polyester, PET plastic, ethylene glycol, carbon dioxide
- Sugarcane through zipper, polyester, PET plastic, ethylene glycol, carbon dioxide, baker's yeast, molasses
- Sugar beet through zipper, polyester, PET plastic, ethylene glycol, carbon dioxide, baker's yeast, molasses
Made along the way: 27 things
Metals 8
Chemicals and fuels 15
BenzeneNitric acidAmmoniaNaphthaHydrogenToluenePetroleum cokePara-xyleneEthyleneEthylene glycolOxygen gasSulfuric acidCaustic sodaQuicklimeCarbon dioxide