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Argon and Oxygen

Their prices have moved together.

Argon (chemical) and Oxygen (chemical): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: co-product

Cost and price · Weak · Both ways

Argon comes from the same air separation units in small amounts. The argon and hydrogen index correlates with oxygen at 0.28 for monthly moves and 0.20 for yearly moves, since hydrogen is part of that index.

  • 0.28 monthly change correlation
  • 0.20 12-month change correlation
  • -0.23 fitted elasticity

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