Argon and Electronic specialty gases

Their prices have moved together.

Argon (chemical) and Electronic specialty gases (chemical): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: fab gas sibling

Cost and price · Weak · Both ways

Argon, separated from air alongside nitrogen and oxygen, is used heavily in chip fabs for sputtering and as a shield gas. Despite shared customers, the argon and hydrogen index correlates at just 0.12 monthly and -0.23 yearly, as hydrogen pricing follows gas costs.

• 0.12 monthly change correlation
• -0.23 12-month change correlation
• -0.69 fitted elasticity

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