# Chlorine and Propylene oxide

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/chlorine-and-propylene-oxide/

[Chlorine](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/chlorine/) (chemical) and [Propylene oxide](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/propylene_oxide/) (chemical): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: input

*Cost and price · Strong · Both ways*

The older chlorohydrin route consumes chlorine and lime, so chlor-alkali conditions affect the cost of that capacity. The alkalies and chlorine index moves with the proxy at 0.20 monthly and 0.63 yearly.

- **0.20** monthly change correlation
- **0.63** 12-month change correlation
- **0.71** fitted elasticity

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