Hydrochloric acid: Relationships

Every element and industry that Hydrochloric acid is linked to, and how. Each pair has its own card explaining the relationships between the two.

• Steel: Steel mills use hydrochloric acid to pickle hot-rolled strip before cold rolling and coating, making steel one of the main outlets for an acid that is mostly a by-product of chlorine chemistry. Large mills regenerate up to 99.5% of their acid, so merchant demand comes mainly from smaller pickling lines. (researched)
• Chlorine: Their prices have moved together.
• Computers and electronics: Computers and electronics depends on hydrochloric acid.
• Metal products: Metal products depends on hydrochloric acid.
• Pharmaceuticals: Pharmaceuticals depends on hydrochloric acid.
• Polyurethanes (MDI, TDI, polyols): Their prices have moved together.
• Salt: Salt is a raw material for hydrochloric acid.
• Unconventional oil and gas: Their prices have moved together.
• Vinyl chloride monomer: Their prices have moved together.