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Ammonia, methanol and e-fuels and Carbon dioxide

Their prices have moved together.

Ammonia, methanol and e-fuels (energy) and Carbon dioxide (chemical): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: carbon source

Cost and price · Weak · Both ways

E-methanol and synthetic fuels need carbon dioxide captured from industry or the air. The carbon dioxide index shows little relation to the fertiliser proxy, with monthly moves at -0.09, as the markets barely overlap today.

  • -0.09 monthly change correlation
  • 0.11 12-month change correlation
  • 0.41 fitted elasticity

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