Bisphenol A and Crude oil

Crude oil is a raw material for bisphenol A; their prices have moved together.

Bisphenol A (chemical) and Crude oil (energy): 2 relationships.

How they are linked

1. Feedstock

Physical flow · Direct · Crude oil → Bisphenol A

Bisphenol A is made from crude oil: it is one of the raw materials its production routes start from.

2. Price link: feedstock cost

Cost and price · Strong · Both ways

Oil sets the cost of the benzene and propylene behind BPA. The tie is moderate, 0.20 monthly and 0.67 yearly, because BPA margins swing with polycarbonate demand and Chinese capacity.

• 0.20 monthly change correlation
• 0.67 12-month change correlation
• 0.18 fitted elasticity

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