Antibiotic intermediates (6-APA, 7-ACA) and Thermal coal
Their prices have moved together.
Antibiotic intermediates (6-APA, 7-ACA) (chemical) and Thermal coal (energy): 1 relationship.
How they are linked
1. Price link: energy cost
Cost and price · Weak · Both ways
Fermentation needs much steam and power, and Chinese plants burn coal for both. Coal costs matter for producers, but the US proxy does not show it, with monthly moves correlating at -0.05.
- -0.05 monthly change correlation
- -0.07 12-month change correlation
- 0.08 fitted elasticity
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