# MTBE: Relationships

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

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

- [Bioethanol](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/bioethanol-and-mtbe/): Ethanol and MTBE compete for the same job in petrol: adding octane and oxygen. The US switched from MTBE to ethanol in 2006 after groundwater contamination, and India's 20% ethanol blending, reached in 2025, leaves less room for octane ethers. *(researched)*
- [Crude oil](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/crude-oil-and-mtbe/): Crude oil is a raw material for MTBE; their prices have moved together.
- [Butadiene](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/butadiene-and-mtbe/): Their prices have moved together.
- [Fuel stocks and strategic reserves](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/fuel-stocks-and-strategic-reserves-and-mtbe/): Their prices have moved together.
- [Natural gas](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/mtbe-and-natural-gas/): Natural gas is a raw material for MTBE.
- [Refining and reforming](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/mtbe-and-refining-and-reforming/): Their prices have moved together.

## Other sections

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