# Bisphenol A and Crude oil

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

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/bisphenol-a-and-crude-oil/

[Bisphenol A](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/bisphenol_a/) (chemical) and [Crude oil](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/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.