# Monoethylene glycol: Relationships

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/meg/links/

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

- [Purified terephthalic acid](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/monoethylene-glycol-and-purified-terephthalic-acid/): MEG and PTA are the two halves of every polyester and PET molecule, bought together by the same plants in a fixed ratio. Both chains are centred on China, where capacity has outrun demand, so their margins have been squeezed at the same time even while polyester plants ran hard. *(researched)*
- [Thermal coal](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/monoethylene-glycol-and-thermal-coal/): About two fifths of China's glycol capacity now runs on coal-based syngas rather than ethylene, so Chinese coal costs help set the floor for Asian MEG prices that Indian polyester makers pay. *(researched)*
- [Bio-based polyethylene and MEG](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/bio-based-polyethylene-and-meg-and-monoethylene-glycol/): Their prices have moved together.
- [Crude oil](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/crude-oil-and-monoethylene-glycol/): Crude oil is a raw material for monoethylene glycol.
- [Data centres and cloud](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/data-centres-and-cloud-and-monoethylene-glycol/): Data centres and cloud depends on monoethylene glycol.
- [Ethylene](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/ethylene-and-monoethylene-glycol/): Their prices have moved together.
- [Natural gas](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/monoethylene-glycol-and-natural-gas/): Natural gas is a raw material for monoethylene glycol.
- [PET resin](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/monoethylene-glycol-and-pet-resin/): Their prices have moved together.
- [Plastic and rubber products](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/monoethylene-glycol-and-plastic-and-rubber-products/): Plastic and rubber products depends on monoethylene glycol.
- [Polyester fibre](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/monoethylene-glycol-and-polyester-fibre/): Their prices have moved together.
- [Software and IT services](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/monoethylene-glycol-and-software-and-it-services/): Software and IT services depends on monoethylene glycol.
- [Textiles and leather](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/monoethylene-glycol-and-textiles-and-leather/): Textiles and leather depends on monoethylene glycol.

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/meg/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/meg/overview/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/meg/correlation/index.md)
- [Production route](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/meg/routes/index.md)
- [Production](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/meg/production/index.md)
- [Feedstocks](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/meg/feedstocks/index.md)
- [Cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/meg/cycles/index.md)
- [Trading](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/meg/trading/index.md)
- [Movement](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/meg/movement/index.md)
- [Regulation](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/meg/regulation/index.md)
- [Characteristics](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/meg/characteristics/index.md)
- [Emissions](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/meg/emissions/index.md)