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Custom synthesis (CDMO) and Methanol

Their prices have moved together.

Custom synthesis (CDMO) (chemical) and Methanol (chemical): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: solvent cost

Cost and price · Weak · Both ways

Large-scale CDMO plants consume and recover solvents such as methanol. Against the organic chemicals proxy, monthly moves correlate at -0.01 and yearly at 0.15, as solvent costs are passed through in contracts.

  • -0.01 monthly change correlation
  • 0.15 12-month change correlation
  • 0.44 fitted elasticity

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