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Acrylics (PMMA) and Methanol

Their prices have moved together.

Acrylics (PMMA) (chemical) and Methanol (chemical): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: feedstock

Cost and price · Strong · Both ways

Methanol supplies the methyl ester group of methyl methacrylate. The basic organics proxy moves with the resin proxy at 0.32 monthly and 0.69 yearly. Methanol is a smaller cost than acetone or ethylene in the main routes, so its influence is modest.

  • 0.32 monthly change correlation
  • 0.69 12-month change correlation
  • 0.75 fitted elasticity

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