# Custom synthesis (CDMO) and Methanol

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/custom-synthesis-cdmo-and-methanol/

[Custom synthesis (CDMO)](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/custom_synthesis/) (chemical) and [Methanol](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/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.