# Hydrogen and Renewable diesel and SAF

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/hydrogen-and-renewable-diesel-and-saf/

[Hydrogen](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/hydrogen/) (chemical) and [Renewable diesel and SAF](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/hvo_saf/) (chemical): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: process input

*Cost and price · Weak · Both ways*

Hydrotreating removes oxygen from the oils using hydrogen, so hydrogen is a key operating cost. The argon and hydrogen index correlates at -0.14 for monthly moves, as merchant hydrogen is sold on long contracts.

- **-0.14** monthly change correlation
- **-0.06** 12-month change correlation
- **-0.71** fitted elasticity

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