# Paints and coatings and Talc

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/paints-and-coatings-and-talc/

[Paints and coatings](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/paints_coatings/) (chemical) and [Talc](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/talc/) (commodity): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: main use

*Cost and price · Moderate · Both ways*

Talc is a common extender in paints, improving flow and durability at low cost. The two indexes share some yearly movement, at 0.35, but monthly moves correlate at only 0.08, as talc contract prices adjust far less often than paint prices.

- **0.08** monthly change correlation
- **0.35** 12-month change correlation
- **1.08** fitted elasticity

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