Plasticisers: Relationships

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

• PVC: Plasticisers exist mainly to make PVC flexible: over 90% of those used in Europe go into flexible PVC for cables, flooring and film, so health rules on phthalates and PVC demand set the plasticiser market. (researched)
• Crude oil: Crude oil is a raw material for plasticisers; their prices have moved together.
• Electrical equipment: Electrical equipment depends on plasticisers.
• Medical devices: Medical devices depends on plasticisers.
• Paraxylene: Their prices have moved together.
• Plastic and rubber products: Plastic and rubber products depends on plasticisers.
• Propylene: Their prices have moved together.
• Refining and reforming: Their prices have moved together.
• Soybeans: Their prices have moved together.