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Benzene and Dyes

Their prices have moved together.

Benzene (chemical) and Dyes (chemical): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: aromatic feed

Cost and price · Weak · Both ways

Most dye intermediates start from benzene or naphthalene. Yet the US dye index barely tracks the petrochemical proxy, with monthly moves at 0.00 and yearly at 0.12, because global dye prices are set by Asian supply and pollution curbs.

  • 0.00 monthly change correlation
  • 0.12 12-month change correlation
  • 0.00 fitted elasticity

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