# Crude oil and Linear alkylbenzene

Crude oil is a raw material for linear alkylbenzene; their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/crude-oil-and-linear-alkylbenzene/

[Crude oil](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/crude_oil/) (energy) and [Linear alkylbenzene](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/lab/) (chemical): 2 relationships.

## How they are linked

### 1. Feedstock

*Physical flow · Direct · Crude oil → Linear alkylbenzene*

Linear alkylbenzene is made from crude oil: it is one of the raw materials its production routes start from.

### 2. Price link: feedstock cost

*Cost and price · Strong · Both ways*

Both kerosene and benzene come from oil, so crude sets the cost floor of LAB. The cyclic proxy correlates with Brent at 0.20 monthly and 0.67 yearly. Kerosene in particular tracks jet fuel demand, which can pull feed away from LAB plants.

- **0.20** monthly change correlation
- **0.67** 12-month change correlation
- **0.18** fitted elasticity

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