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Boiler heat recovery and Steel

Their prices have moved together.

Boiler heat recovery (energy) and Steel (commodity): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: main material

Cost and price · Moderate · Both ways

Economisers and boiler tubes are carbon and stainless steel. Monthly moves correlate at 0.32 and yearly at 0.45, a weak to moderate link, because fabrication labour and engineering add much to the metal cost.

  • 0.32 monthly change correlation
  • 0.45 12-month change correlation
  • 0.75 fitted elasticity

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