# Construction chemicals and Ethylene oxide

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/construction-chemicals-and-ethylene-oxide/

[Construction chemicals](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/construction_chemicals/) (chemical) and [Ethylene oxide](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/ethylene_oxide/) (chemical): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: superplasticiser feed

*Cost and price · Strong · Both ways*

Polycarboxylate ether superplasticisers, now the leading concrete admixture, are made from ethylene oxide based polyether chains and acrylic acid. Against the organic chemicals proxy, monthly moves correlate at 0.24 and yearly moves at 0.61.

- **0.24** monthly change correlation
- **0.61** 12-month change correlation
- **1.11** fitted elasticity

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