Paraxylene and Plasticisers

Their prices have moved together.

Paraxylene (chemical) and Plasticisers (chemical): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: acid feed

Cost and price · Strong · Both ways

DOTP is made from terephthalic acid, which comes from paraxylene, and orthophthalates from ortho-xylene, a sibling stream. Paraxylene shares the petrochemical index proxy with propylene, so its figures match: 0.29 monthly and 0.64 yearly.

• 0.29 monthly change correlation
• 0.64 12-month change correlation
• 0.07 fitted elasticity

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