Nitric acid and Nylon (PA6, PA66)

Their prices have moved together.

Nitric acid (chemical) and Nylon (PA6, PA66) (chemical): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: derived product

Cost and price · Moderate · Both ways

Nitric acid is used to make adipic acid, a building block of nylon 66. The nylon proxy is a broad US plastics index, which correlates at 0.25 for monthly moves and 0.57 for yearly moves.

• 0.25 monthly change correlation
• 0.57 12-month change correlation
• 1.39 fitted elasticity

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