# Isopropanol and Phenol and acetone

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/isopropanol-and-phenol-and-acetone/

[Isopropanol](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/isopropanol/) (chemical) and [Phenol and acetone](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/phenol/) (chemical): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: alternative route

*Cost and price · Strong · Both ways*

Acetone, the co-product of phenol, can be hydrogenated into isopropanol, giving phenol makers an outlet for surplus acetone. The cyclic intermediates proxy moves with the basic organics proxy at 0.33 monthly and 0.80 yearly.

- **0.33** monthly change correlation
- **0.80** 12-month change correlation
- **0.84** fitted elasticity

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