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Fatty acids and Natural gas

Their prices have moved together.

Fatty acids (chemical) and Natural gas (energy): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: energy cost

Cost and price · Strong · Both ways

Fat splitting runs at high temperature and pressure and distillation needs steam, so fuel is the main cost after oil. The European gas price shows the link over a year, with 12-month changes correlating at 0.63, though monthly moves correlate at only 0.18.

  • 0.18 monthly change correlation
  • 0.63 12-month change correlation
  • 0.34 fitted elasticity

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