# Acrylics (PMMA) and Methanol

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/acrylics-pmma-and-methanol/

[Acrylics (PMMA)](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/pmma/) (chemical) and [Methanol](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/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.