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Isopropanol and Refining and reforming

Their prices have moved together.

Isopropanol (chemical) and Refining and reforming (energy): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: feed source

Cost and price · Strong · Both ways

Refinery catalytic crackers supply much of the propylene used for isopropanol, so refinery run rates matter. The refinery index moves with the basic organics proxy at 0.38 monthly and 0.68 yearly.

  • 0.38 monthly change correlation
  • 0.68 12-month change correlation
  • 0.30 fitted elasticity

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