# High-temperature batteries and Salt

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/high-temperature-batteries-and-salt/

[High-temperature batteries](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_hightemp_batt/) (energy) and [Salt](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/salt/) (commodity): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: sodium source

*Cost and price · Moderate · Both ways*

Sodium metal and sodium chloride come from common salt, and sodium-nickel chloride cells use salt directly. The salt index shows no clear link to the battery proxy, with monthly moves at -0.07, as salt is a trivial cost.

- **-0.07** monthly change correlation
- **-0.36** 12-month change correlation
- **1.11** fitted elasticity

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