Other and primary batteries and Zinc

Other and primary batteries needs zinc; their prices have moved together.

Other and primary batteries (energy) and Zinc (commodity): 2 relationships.

How they are linked

1. Material need

Physical flow · Direct · Zinc → Other and primary batteries

Building or running Other and primary batteries needs zinc.

2. Price link: anode metal

Cost and price · Weak · Both ways

Alkaline cells use zinc powder anodes, their main metal cost. The index shows no link to zinc prices, with monthly moves at -0.04 and yearly moves at -0.25, because branded retail prices are rarely changed.

• -0.04 monthly change correlation
• -0.25 12-month change correlation
• 0.14 fitted elasticity

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