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Benzene and Bisphenol A

Their prices have moved together.

Benzene (chemical) and Bisphenol A (chemical): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: upstream feed

Cost and price · Strong · Both ways

Benzene is the main raw material behind the phenol in BPA. The petrochemical proxy moves with the cyclic proxy at 0.50 monthly and 0.73 yearly, though that monthly tie has nearly vanished over the last five years.

  • 0.50 monthly change correlation
  • 0.73 12-month change correlation
  • 0.10 fitted elasticity

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