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Phenol and acetone and Propylene

Their prices have moved together.

Phenol and acetone (chemical) and Propylene (chemical): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Price link: feedstock

Cost and price · Strong · Both ways

Propylene is the second cumene input and the source of the acetone half of the output. It shares the petrochemical proxy with benzene, so the measured figures are identical to those for benzene and cannot separate the two.

  • 0.50 monthly change correlation
  • 0.73 12-month change correlation
  • 0.10 fitted elasticity

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