# Benzene and Rubber chemicals

Their prices have moved together.

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

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

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: aniline feed

*Cost and price · Strong · Both ways*

Accelerators and the antiozonant 6PPD are made from aniline, which comes from benzene via nitrobenzene. Against the petrochemical index proxy, monthly moves correlate at 0.29 and yearly moves at 0.64.

- **0.29** monthly change correlation
- **0.64** 12-month change correlation
- **0.07** fitted elasticity

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