# Boiler heat recovery and Steel

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/boiler-heat-recovery-and-steel/

[Boiler heat recovery](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_boiler_recovery/) (energy) and [Steel](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/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.