# Paraxylene and Polyester fibre

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/paraxylene-and-polyester-fibre/

[Paraxylene](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/paraxylene/) (chemical) and [Polyester fibre](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/polyester_fibre/) (chemical): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: end use

*Cost and price · Moderate · Both ways*

Polyester fibre and PET bottles are the final outlets, so textile demand ultimately sets paraxylene volumes. The fibre index tracks the proxy only loosely, 0.19 monthly and 0.52 yearly, as spinners' margins absorb much of the swing.

- **0.19** monthly change correlation
- **0.52** 12-month change correlation
- **0.26** fitted elasticity

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