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

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/antibiotic-intermediates-6-apa-7-aca-and-vitamins/

[Antibiotic intermediates (6-APA, 7-ACA)](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/antibiotic_intermediates/) (chemical) and [Vitamins](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/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

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