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Chlorine and Hydrochloric acid

Their prices have moved together.

Chlorine (chemical) and Hydrochloric acid (chemical): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: feedstock

Cost and price · Moderate · Both ways

Hydrochloric acid is made from chlorine, either directly or as a by-product of chlorination. The chlorine proxy is a US alkalies and chlorine index; monthly moves correlate at 0.19 and yearly moves at 0.59.

  • 0.19 monthly change correlation
  • 0.59 12-month change correlation
  • 0.66 fitted elasticity

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