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Benzene and Custom synthesis (CDMO)

Their prices have moved together.

Benzene (chemical) and Custom synthesis (CDMO) (chemical): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: aromatic feed

Cost and price · Weak · Both ways

Many building blocks and intermediates made by CDMOs start from aromatic chemicals. Against the petrochemical proxy, monthly moves correlate at 0.13 and yearly at -0.09, so feedstock swings barely reach CDMO pricing.

  • 0.13 monthly change correlation
  • -0.09 12-month change correlation
  • -0.05 fitted elasticity

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