# Benzene and Caprolactam

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/benzene-and-caprolactam/

[Benzene](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/benzene/) (chemical) and [Caprolactam](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/caprolactam/) (chemical): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: feedstock

*Cost and price · Strong · Both ways*

Benzene supplies the carbon ring of caprolactam, so its price sets most of the cost. The petrochemical proxy moves with the cyclic proxy at 0.50 monthly and 0.73 yearly, though the monthly tie has faded 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.