# Chlorine and PVC

Their prices have moved together.

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

[Chlorine](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/chlorine/) (chemical) and [PVC](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/pvc/) (chemical): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: main use

*Cost and price · Weak · Both ways*

PVC is the largest chlorine use, so construction demand for pipes and window frames drives chlorine output. The PVC proxy is a broad plastics index; monthly moves correlate at 0.08 and yearly moves at 0.08.

- **0.08** monthly change correlation
- **0.08** 12-month change correlation
- **1.01** fitted elasticity

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