# Plasticisers and Refining and reforming

Their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/plasticisers-and-refining-and-reforming/

[Plasticisers](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/plasticisers/) (chemical) and [Refining and reforming](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_refining/) (energy): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Price link: refinery link

*Cost and price · Strong · Both ways*

Refineries supply the naphtha, propylene and xylenes that plasticiser chains start from, so refinery prices and plasticiser feedstocks move together. Monthly moves correlate at 0.38 and yearly moves at 0.68, stronger than for crude alone.

- **0.38** monthly change correlation
- **0.68** 12-month change correlation
- **0.30** fitted elasticity

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