EPDM and Natural gas

Natural gas is a raw material for EPDM; their prices have moved together.

EPDM (chemical) and Natural gas (energy): 2 relationships.

How they are linked

1. Feedstock

Physical flow · Direct · Natural gas → EPDM

EPDM is made from natural gas: it is one of the raw materials its production routes start from.

2. Price link: feedstock cost

Cost and price · Strong · Both ways

Ethane from gas feeds the US crackers that supply much of the ethylene for EPDM. European gas moves with the rubber proxy at 0.23 monthly and 0.66 yearly. The tie is loose monthly.

• 0.23 monthly change correlation
• 0.66 12-month change correlation
• 0.14 fitted elasticity

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