# Plasticisers: Relationships

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

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

- [PVC](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/plasticisers-and-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](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/crude-oil-and-plasticisers/): Crude oil is a raw material for plasticisers; their prices have moved together.
- [Electrical equipment](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/electrical-equipment-and-plasticisers/): Electrical equipment depends on plasticisers.
- [Medical devices](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/medical-devices-and-plasticisers/): Medical devices depends on plasticisers.
- [Paraxylene](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/paraxylene-and-plasticisers/): Their prices have moved together.
- [Plastic and rubber products](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/plastic-and-rubber-products-and-plasticisers/): Plastic and rubber products depends on plasticisers.
- [Propylene](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/plasticisers-and-propylene/): Their prices have moved together.
- [Refining and reforming](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/plasticisers-and-refining-and-reforming/): Their prices have moved together.
- [Soybeans](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/plasticisers-and-soybeans/): Their prices have moved together.

## Other sections

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