# Caustic soda and Hydrogen peroxide

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/caustic-soda-and-hydrogen-peroxide/

[Caustic soda](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/caustic_soda/) (chemical) and [Hydrogen peroxide](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/hydrogen_peroxide/) (chemical): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: bleaching co-input

*Cost and price · Strong · Both ways*

Pulp mills bleach with hydrogen peroxide in alkaline conditions set by caustic soda, so the two are bought together. The two US indices correlate at 0.30 for monthly moves and 0.70 for yearly moves, a shared inorganic chemicals cycle.

- **0.30** monthly change correlation
- **0.70** 12-month change correlation
- **0.73** fitted elasticity

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