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Caprolactam and Sulphuric acid

Their prices have moved together.

Caprolactam (chemical) and Sulphuric acid (chemical): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: input

Cost and price · Strong · Both ways

Oleum and sulphuric acid drive the rearrangement step, so sulphur prices enter caprolactam costs. The sulphuric acid index moves with the cyclic proxy at 0.19 monthly and 0.60 yearly. Most of that acid ends up in the by-product.

  • 0.19 monthly change correlation
  • 0.60 12-month change correlation
  • 0.41 fitted elasticity

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