Antibiotic intermediates (6-APA, 7-ACA) and Sugar

Sugar is a raw material for antibiotic intermediates (6-APA, 7-ACA); their prices have moved together.

Antibiotic intermediates (6-APA, 7-ACA) (chemical) and Sugar (commodity): 2 relationships.

How they are linked

1. Feedstock

Physical flow · Direct · Sugar → Antibiotic intermediates (6-APA, 7-ACA)

Antibiotic intermediates (6-APA, 7-ACA) is made from sugar: it is one of the raw materials its production routes start from.

2. Price link: fermentation feed

Cost and price · Weak · Both ways

Glucose and sucrose feed the fungi that produce penicillin G and cephalosporin C. The proxy shows no clear link, with monthly moves at -0.05 and yearly at -0.25, as US antibiotic prices reflect generic competition, not inputs.

• -0.05 monthly change correlation
• -0.25 12-month change correlation
• -0.44 fitted elasticity

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