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

Their prices have moved together.

Antibiotic intermediates (6-APA, 7-ACA) (chemical) and Vitamins (chemical): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: fermentation sibling

Cost and price · Moderate · Both ways

Vitamins and antibiotic intermediates are both made in large Chinese fermentation plants and face similar consolidation and pricing. Against the vitamins proxy, monthly moves correlate at 0.38 and yearly at 0.57, though only 0.05 over the last five years.

  • 0.38 monthly change correlation
  • 0.57 12-month change correlation
  • 1.77 fitted elasticity

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