# Cement and Kaolin & clays

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/cement-and-kaolin-and-clays/

[Cement](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/cement/) (commodity) and [Kaolin & clays](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/clays/) (commodity): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: raw material

*Cost and price · Weak · Both ways*

Clay and shale supply the silica and alumina in cement kiln feed, and both products serve construction. The indexes link only weakly, monthly moves at 0.12 and yearly moves at 0.25, because most cement plants quarry their own clay rather than buying it.

- **0.12** monthly change correlation
- **0.25** 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.