# Other and primary batteries and Zinc

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

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/other-and-primary-batteries-and-zinc/

[Other and primary batteries](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_other_batt/) (energy) and [Zinc](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/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.