# MTBE and Refining and reforming

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/mtbe-and-refining-and-reforming/

[MTBE](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/mtbe/) (chemical) and [Refining and reforming](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_refining/) (energy): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: fuel blending

*Cost and price · Strong · Both ways*

MTBE is sold as a petrol component, so it is valued against other octane sources at the refinery gate. 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.