# Fatty acids and Natural gas

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/fatty-acids-and-natural-gas/

[Fatty acids](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/fatty_acids/) (chemical) and [Natural gas](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/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.