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Acrylic acid and Refining and reforming

Their prices have moved together.

Acrylic acid (chemical) and Refining and reforming (energy): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: feed source

Cost and price · Strong · Both ways

Refinery catalytic crackers supply a large share of the propylene used for acrylic acid. The refinery index moves with the basic organics proxy at 0.38 monthly and 0.68 yearly. Refinery run cuts therefore tighten its feed.

  • 0.38 monthly change correlation
  • 0.68 12-month change correlation
  • 0.30 fitted elasticity

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