# Chlorine and Fluorochemicals and refrigerants

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/chlorine-and-fluorochemicals-and-refrigerants/

[Chlorine](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/chlorine/) (chemical) and [Fluorochemicals and refrigerants](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/fluoro_intermediates/) (chemical): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: chlorocarbon feed

*Cost and price · Weak · Both ways*

Refrigerants are made by fluorinating chlorinated feedstocks such as chloroform and methylene chloride, which come from chlor-alkali chains. Against the chlor-alkali proxy, monthly moves correlate at 0.04 and yearly moves at 0.29.

- **0.04** monthly change correlation
- **0.29** 12-month change correlation
- **1.54** fitted elasticity

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