# Abrasives and Aluminium

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/abrasives-and-aluminium/

[Abrasives](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/abrasives/) (commodity) and [Aluminium](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/aluminum/) (commodity): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: shared feedstock

*Cost and price · Moderate · Both ways*

Fused alumina abrasives start from bauxite or calcined alumina, the same chain that feeds aluminium smelters. The index shows no monthly link with aluminium (-0.11) and yearly moves even run opposite (-0.48), because abrasive prices are set on contracts and by Chinese export supply.

- **-0.11** monthly change correlation
- **-0.48** 12-month change correlation
- **0.14** fitted elasticity

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.