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Formaldehyde and Urea

Their prices have moved together.

Formaldehyde (chemical) and Urea (chemical): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: industrial use

Cost and price · Strong · Both ways

Urea-formaldehyde resins for wood panels are the largest non-farm use. The basic organics proxy moves with urea at 0.13 monthly and 0.63 yearly. Resin makers buy technical-grade urea, so panel and furniture demand adds a steady industrial floor under the fertiliser price.

  • 0.13 monthly change correlation
  • 0.63 12-month change correlation
  • 1.22 fitted elasticity

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