# Ammonium nitrate and Explosives and propellants

Explosives and propellants needs ammonium nitrate; their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/ammonium-nitrate-and-explosives-and-propellants/

[Ammonium nitrate](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/ammonium_nitrate/) (chemical) and [Explosives and propellants](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_propellants/) (energy): 2 relationships.

## How they are linked

### 1. Material need

*Physical flow · Direct · Ammonium nitrate → Explosives and propellants*

Building or running Explosives and propellants needs ammonium nitrate.

### 2. Price link: explosives

*Cost and price · Moderate · Both ways*

Commercial explosives are mostly ammonium nitrate based, so explosive makers pass its cost on. The explosives manufacturing index moves with the proxy at 0.15 monthly and 0.60 yearly. Safety rules after past port explosions also raise storage and transport costs.

- **0.15** monthly change correlation
- **0.60** 12-month change correlation
- **1.05** fitted elasticity

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