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Ammonium sulphate and Sulphuric acid

Their prices have moved together.

Ammonium sulphate (chemical) and Sulphuric acid (chemical): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: feedstock

Cost and price · Strong · Both ways

Plants that make ammonium sulphate directly neutralise sulphuric acid with ammonia, so sulphur prices enter cost. The sulphuric acid index moves with the fertiliser proxy at 0.29 monthly and 0.90 yearly.

  • 0.29 monthly change correlation
  • 0.90 12-month change correlation
  • 0.72 fitted elasticity

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