# Methanol and Pharma starting materials and intermediates

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/methanol-and-pharma-starting-materials-and-intermediates/

[Methanol](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/methanol/) (chemical) and [Pharma starting materials and intermediates](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/ksm_intermediates/) (chemical): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: solvent and reagent

*Cost and price · Weak · Both ways*

Methanol serves as solvent and methylating reagent in many intermediate syntheses. Against the organic chemicals proxy, monthly moves correlate at -0.01 and yearly at 0.15, so solvent price swings are largely absorbed.

- **-0.01** monthly change correlation
- **0.15** 12-month change correlation
- **0.44** fitted elasticity

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