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Heat exchangers and pinch integration and Titanium

Their prices have moved together.

Heat exchangers and pinch integration (energy) and Titanium (commodity): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: corrosion-proof tubes

Cost and price · Moderate · Both ways

Seawater condensers and chemical exchangers use titanium tubes and plates to resist corrosion. Monthly moves correlate at 0.12 with the titanium proxy, with yearly moves aligned more closely, a weak cost link.

  • 0.12 monthly change correlation
  • 0.47 12-month change correlation
  • -0.11 fitted elasticity

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