# Acrylonitrile and Water treatment chemicals

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/acrylonitrile-and-water-treatment-chemicals/

[Acrylonitrile](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/acrylonitrile/) (chemical) and [Water treatment chemicals](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/water_treatment/) (chemical): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: flocculant feed

*Cost and price · Strong · Both ways*

Polyacrylamide flocculants, used in wastewater, mining and paper, are made from acrylamide, which is produced from acrylonitrile. Against the organic chemicals proxy, monthly moves correlate at 0.11 but yearly moves at 0.75.

- **0.11** monthly change correlation
- **0.75** 12-month change correlation
- **0.63** fitted elasticity

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