# Formaldehyde and Urea

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/formaldehyde-and-urea/

[Formaldehyde](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/formaldehyde/) (chemical) and [Urea](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/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.