# Fatty acids and Surfactants

Their prices have moved together.

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

[Fatty acids](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/fatty_acids/) (chemical) and [Surfactants](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/surfactants/) (chemical): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: product made

*Cost and price · Strong · Both ways*

Fatty acids are a building block for soaps and many surfactants, and both are priced off the same oils and the same household demand. The US indices move together: monthly changes correlate at 0.30 and yearly changes at 0.65.

- **0.30** monthly change correlation
- **0.65** 12-month change correlation
- **1.31** fitted elasticity

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